Staff Reporter:
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said on holding the forthcoming general elections slated for February 12 in a manner that it can set a standard for polls in the country in future.
“The 2026 polls should be such an election that will set a standard for future elections,” he said.
The Chief Adviser said while chairing a high-level meeting on the overall law and order situation at his office in the city ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election and the referen-dum on the implementation of the July National Charter.
Later, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed the media about the meeting at the Foreign Service Academy yesterday afternoon.
At the meeting, Prof Yunus said, “Our task is actually to assist the Election Commission (EC). This is a major challenge for the nation, which we must take on, and we must complete this huge task and establish it as a historic achievement.”
He said that utmost attention must be paid so that there is no shortage of anything on Election Day, adding that there must be no lapses anywhere on February 12.
“Our step-by-step tests have started ahead of the elections. Starting from yesterday, the final test will be held on February 12,” the Chief Adviser said, adding, the directives of the EC are now the highest directives, and everyone must work together in accordance with the EC’s instructions.
Prof Yunus said Ministry of Home Affairs will remain in the central role of the law and order command.
Noting that there are various challenges now, including the challenge of multiple technologies, he said, “We will use body-worn cameras and CCTV cameras in this election while everything will be monitored from a central control room”.
The Chief Adviser stressed that there must be no lack of coordination among the forces while per-forming their duties.
He noted that a large number of domestic and foreign journalists will cover the election while do-mestic and foreign observers are showing great interest, saying, “They have taken the matter very seriously, and we also must be super serious about this”.
“We must remain prepared for everything. Given the current situation and the preparations in place, it is possible to hold a good election,” Prof Yunus said.
All those contesting in the election are maintaining a positive attitude and mutual harmony, he said, expressing hope that none of them would deviate from this attitude.
Members of all forces will be deployed four days before the vote, and they will remain in the field for seven days after the election, he said.
Watching the documentary, the Chief Adviser said that body-worn cameras have many potential uses, and if it is utilized properly, it will be possible to achieve success on a massive scale.
Prof Yunus said that meetings will now be held every week, and if necessary, at even shorter inter-vals.
