The 3-level Security Table for peaceful voting

The Election Commission (EC) has organized a three-level security table to hold peaceful polls in the 11th parliamentary elections. According to the plan, a separate number of law enforcers will be deployed for the protection of common areas, metropolitan areas and polling stations in the coastal, remote and mountainous areas, considering geographical location.

There are 14 people, including one policeman, in the polling station of the common area, 15 people, including three policemen at the polling station in the metropolitan area, and the Planning Commission to deploy 14 law enforcement personnel, including two policemen in remote and coastal polling stations. This is the first time that rural police members are being recruited in the polling stations.

Army and Navy personnel will remain outside the polling station as a striking force. Members of RAB, BGB, Coast Guard and Armed Police Battalion will be patrolled as mobile and striking force. They can not enter the polling booth or vote counting room. However, if the returning or presiding officer wants, the striking and mobile team members will enter the voting center.

Besides, there will be more than 1500 judicial and executive magistrates in the field to maintain law and order situation and implement the code of conduct. In all, more than six lakh members of the law enforcing force are in the ground to control the situation of the ballot. Multiple sources of the Election Commission said these information.

Elections for the eleventh parliamentary elections will be held on 30 December. Total voters 10 crore 42 lakh 38 thousand 673 people and the total voting center in 300 seats 40 thousand 183.

RAB members will be patrolled as mobile and striking force. File images
RAB members will be patrolled as mobile and striking force. File images
EC sources said on December 13, the Election Commission is meeting with the chief and returning officers of different organizations to finalize the law and order situation and finalize the plan of action. According to the report of various detective agencies, returning officers and law enforcing agencies, the voting security plan will be finalized. Then the Ministry of Interior will tell them through the circular.

Additional Secretary of the Election Commission Mokhlesur Rahman told Jugantar that the army, along with RAB, police and BGB, will also be deployed in the election. The voting security plan will be finalized on December 13 in the I-Council meeting. Responding to a question, he said similar security measures will be taken at the polling station, like the last two polls.

Several senior officials of the EC told Jugantar on the condition of keeping the name hidden, according to the January 5 election 2014, the security plan of this year has been taken. However, the number of variables in the number of troops and other forces is being brought in the area. They said, planning is being done to reduce the violence due to the absence of political programs to boycott the polls.

Overall security in the election: It is known that the EC, which is going to deploy army, RAB and other forces, for a different period before and after voting to keep the overall situation under control. According to the plan, the army and navy members will be on December 24. They will be in the constituencies until January 2. BGB, Coast Guard, RAB and Armed Police battalion members will be in the field from 26 December to 1 January as a striking and mobile team. On December 29, 300 seats will be attended by 640 judicial magistrates. They will be in the field for four days, after two days of polling.

Voting center security: According to the plan, 16 polling stations will be guarded by the polling stations in the Metropolitan area. Among them, three members of the armed police, Ansar 12 people and one rural policeman. The number of police forces will increase by two in the number of 18 polling stations in these areas. On the other hand, 14 polling stations, including one policeman and 15 members, including two policemen, will be kept in the polling centers outside the Metropolitan area. In the hill areas, remote and island polling centers, 16 people, including two armed police, will be deployed and one policeman will be deployed at one risky center.

The police personnel deployed in the polling station will be in the field four days before the vote, and the day of the vote and the day after the vote. And the members of the consolidated Ansar will be in the field three days before the vote till the next day.

Army and naval personnel will be in Nodal Point: Assistance will be deployed throughout the country under 'In-Aid to Civil Power' with the help of the private administration. However, naval personnel will be deployed in coastal areas.

According to the EC's plan, the members of the Armed Forces will stay in the nodal points of the district, upazila and metropolitan areas and at convenient places. If the Returning Officer seeks help, then.