A Correspondent:
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has directed all units to ensure maxi-mum security at polling centers across the capital ahead of the 13th national election scheduled for Feb-ruary 12.
Addressing senior DMP officials at a coordination meeting at the DMP headquarters yesterday, he em-phasised the need for vigilance to prevent any untoward incidents at polling centers.
He particularly highlighted the importance of monitoring centers located far from police stations and strengthening police patrols in all areas.
Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) SN Md Nazrul Islam said this year’s election is being held in a unique context, requiring heightened responsibility.
He added that additional forces would be deployed during the election period to maintain law and order.
Joint Police Commissioner (Operations) Mohammad Shahidullah presented the overall security plan through a detailed presentation.
Senior officials shared their views at the meeting, after which the DMP commissioner issued further di-rectives to ensure smooth election management.
The meeting was attended by additional police commissioners overseeing administration, crime and op-erations, counter-terrorism, logistics, finance and traffic, along with deputy and assistant police commis-sioners, officers-in-charge of all DMP police stations, and other senior officials.
