UNB, Chandpur :
Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz on Saturday said the Election Commission will take its decision over deployment of the army for the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election after discussions with the law enforcement agencies.
“We’ll hold a meeting with law enforcement agencies and intelligence on December 14 (to discuss security measures for NCC polls). The deployment of army depends on the meeting,” he said replying to a query from local reporters in Chandpur, where he was on a personal tour.
The NCC is set to hold its second election for mayor since gaining city corporation status on December 22, with both the Awami League (AL) and BNP throwing their hat in the ring for the mayoral race.
BNP mayoral candidate Advocate Shakhawat Hossain Khan has been demanding deployment of army in the election, while ruling AL mayoral contestant Dr Selina Hayat Ivy maintains it is a decision for the Election Commission.
Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz on Saturday said the Election Commission will take its decision over deployment of the army for the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election after discussions with the law enforcement agencies.
“We’ll hold a meeting with law enforcement agencies and intelligence on December 14 (to discuss security measures for NCC polls). The deployment of army depends on the meeting,” he said replying to a query from local reporters in Chandpur, where he was on a personal tour.
The NCC is set to hold its second election for mayor since gaining city corporation status on December 22, with both the Awami League (AL) and BNP throwing their hat in the ring for the mayoral race.
BNP mayoral candidate Advocate Shakhawat Hossain Khan has been demanding deployment of army in the election, while ruling AL mayoral contestant Dr Selina Hayat Ivy maintains it is a decision for the Election Commission.
