Ensure law and order by Dec for peaceful election: CA

Chief Adviser Dr. Yunus addressing an election related meeting on Wednesday at State Guest House Jamuna. UNB

The Chief Adviser made the directive in a meeting that lasted for around two hours at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital. Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, chiefs and high officials of different law enforcement agencies and other concerned departments were present in the meeting.
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed reporters at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Senior Assistant Press Secretary Ahammad Foyez were present at the briefing.
There were discussions over the deployment of law enforcement members for seven days to maintain law and order during the election period - before, during and after the polls, reports UNB. 
Around 8 lakh law enforcement members will be engaged, and they will further be trained before the election.

The Chief Adviser instructed to take preparation for bringing some 16,000 vulnerable polling stations throughout the country under CCTV monitoring network to ensure peaceful balloting in the upcoming national election.
“It has been said that there will be around 47,000 polling stations in the upcoming elections and according to their (intelligence) assessment, some 16,000 polling stations may be vulnerable. So, the Chief Adviser has given instructions on how to conduct elections peacefully in these risky polling stations,” said Shafiqul Alam.
The measures that are being considered also include installation of cameras on the body of police members in the vulnerable polling stations, he added.