Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia said city dwellers are casting their voting franchise in favour of their candidates of choice in festive, peaceful and safe manner.
“We have inspected the overall security arrangement at over 100 polling centres across the capital. City dwellers are casting their votes spontaneously for candidates of their choice without any fear in a peaceful environment,” he said after visiting Tejgaon Government College in the city.
“No problem has been taken place anywhere in the capital city. Talking to agent and polling agents of candidates of different political party we have come to know people are returning to their homes safely after casting their votes,” he also said.
“We have taken ‘zero tolerance policy’ against breaching of any code of conduct with taking comprehensive and foolproof security measures at each of the polling centres with deployment of appropriate numbers of law enforcers,” he added.
“A security blanket has been put over the capital as no evil force can hamper election environment by giving threat. Necessary security has been given to voters, candidates and their agents as they can exercise their voting rights,” he further added.
High officials of police accompanied the DMP commissioner.
Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwari today said the voting is being held peacefully except some stray incidents across the country in the 11th parliamentary election.
He said this morning after inspecting a polling centre Viqarunnisa Noon School and College at Shiddeswari in the capital city to see its overall voting environment.
“Balloting is being held peacefully except some stray incidents. In some stray incidents, a clash has been taken place in Chattogram, police are being attacked and their two firearms have been looted in Mymensingh, attacks have also been taken at Bhairab and two centres in Noakhali and ballot papers have also been looted in a centre,” he also said.
Regarding Jatiya Oikya Front Chairman Dr Kamal Hossain’s remarks that tense situation is prevailing across the country, he also said, “We have yet to receive any allegation relating to forcibly ousting agents of BNP from the polling centres. Police have been given responsibility to ensure security of the polling agents,” he continued.
“Election will be competitive across the country. Police have been put on alert where there are chances of clashes,” he added.
The police chief has asked all not to believe in any rumour without scrutinizing, he said requesting journalists to inform senior police official if they are restricted from entering the polling centres to perform their professional duties.
