Dhaka Bureau: 175 platoons of BGB have been deployed in the concerned 60 upazilas for the purpose of a free, fair, and peaceful event in the fourth phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections. This information was provided in a notification on Tuesday (June 4).
It is said that the BGB will work as a mobile and striking force to maintain peace and order in the electoral area from June 3 to June 7 under In Aid to Civil Power to support the local civil administration in the fourth phase of the Upazila Parishad elections to be held next Wednesday (June 5).
Voting will continue from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 60 upazilas in 27 districts of the country next Wednesday. In these upazilas, there are 251 candidates for the post of chairman, 265 candidates for the post of vice chairman, and 205 candidates for the post of female vice chairman. 1 crore, 43 lakh, 57 thousand, and 820 voters will vote in 5 thousand 144 polling stations in this phase. The Ministry of Public Administration has declared a general holiday in the respective upazilas on the occasion of the polls.
