Staff Reporter:
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali yesterday said that flawless securi-ty arrangements have been taken to ensure the 13th national parliament election and referendum is held in a free, fair, and festive atmosphere, ensuring of no security risk around the February 12 polls.
“Strict action will be taken against anyone attempting to disrupt law and order,” he said.
The DMP Commissioner made the remarks at a press conference held at the DMP Media Center on Minto Road here.
Highlighting the security measures, he said there are a total of 2,131 polling stations in the Dhaka Metropolitan areas.
Based on location, number of voters, and security considerations, the centers have been catego-rized into two groups, he said.
At least four police personnel will be deployed at 1,614 important polling stations, while three po-lice members will be assigned to 517 general polling stations, he continued.
“To ensure real-time monitoring, body-worn cameras will be used at polling stations, with live su-pervision through control rooms,” he said.
A total of 180 striking teams and 510 mobile teams will remain active outside polling stations, he stated.
Additionally, eight general control rooms and four special control rooms will operate across the eight divisions of DMP, he informed.
Special Reserve Forces will be stationed at strategic locations and can be deployed swiftly under the direct supervision of senior officials if necessary, he also said.
SWAT teams, bomb disposal units, dog squads, crime scene vans, and mounted police will also be on standby to handle emergency situations, he added.
Urging city residents to participate, he said, “I request the respected city dwellers to go to the poll-ing stations in an orderly manner, without fear or obstruction, and exercise your civil rights.”
The DMP Commissioner also noted that police preparations began even before the election sched-ule was announced.
Among others present at the press conference were DMP Additional Police Commissioner (Admin) Md. Sarwar (Services), Additional IG; Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) S. N. Md. Nazrul Islam, (Services); Deputy Police Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Mu-hammad Talebur Rahman, and Assistant Police Commissioner Arifa Akhtar Priti.
