Election Commission will take all necessary steps to keep the law and order situation under control during the next parliamentary elections.Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury yesterdaycame up with the assertion after inaugurating the smart card distribution program among the voters at Savar Upazila Auditorium.Replying to a query of reporters, he said: "EC has no plan to deploy Army in the upcoming Rangpur City Corporation polls. Regular law enforcing agencies are enough to conduct the polls freely and fairly."
The smart card distribution process will continue till February 2 next year, he added.Local lawmaker Dr Enamur Rahman was present in the program. Regional Election officer Rakib Uddin Mandal of Savar Upazila presided over the program while Local MP Dr. Md Anamur Rahman, DC of Dhaka Salah Uddin, Election commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed and SP of Dhaka Zila Shah Safiur Rahman were present among others.The speakers put emphasize on holding an impartial and fair polls.
-Sirazul Islam, Savar
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