The district administration has undertaken extensive security measures in the district to ensure the fair, peaceful and impartial conduct of the 13th National Parliament elections.
Around 50 lakh voters are expected to cast their ballots in 11 parliamentary constituencies across the district. To maintain law and order, a total of 26,334 law enforcement personnel will be deployed at approximately 1,500 polling stations.
Cumilla Superintendent of Police (SP) Md. Anisuzzaman disclosed the information while briefing police and Armed Police Battalion (APBN) members at the Cumilla District Police Lines on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the SP, the deployed forces will include 3,979 police officers, 2,040 army personnel, 400 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members, and 19,383 Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) members. Additionally, 98 executive and judicial magistrates will remain on duty to oversee election-related activities.
Addressing police personnel, SP Anisuzzaman instructed all officers to keep their body-worn cameras activated while on duty.
He directed them to immediately inform the respective presiding officers in case of any irregularities, complaints or objectionable situations.
Emphasizing professionalism, he urged members of the force to work diligently to change any previous negative perceptions about the police.
Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Md. Reza Hasan said that 73 executive magistrates and 25 judicial magistrates will be deployed across the 11 constituencies to ensure overall security on election day. In addition, 55 army platoon army, 39 BGB platoons and 24 mobile teams of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will be in the field.
He further stated that 3,979 police members, along with a large number of Ansar and VDP members, will be assigned specifically for polling station security. From Wednesday morning, ballot boxes, ballot papers and other essential election materials will be dispatched to 1,491 polling stations from the offices of assistant returning officers in 17 upazilas under strict security arrangements.
The administration has assured that all law enforcement agencies will remain on the highest alert to prevent any violence or irregularities during the election.
