Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Of the 203 polling centres in Khagrachhari, 185 have been identified as "risky", with 63 of them classified as "highly risky", says the district's Election Officer SM Shahadat Hossain.

The centres were identified based on observations by the police's Special Branch (DSB).

"The Special Branch categorises polling centres as general, risky and highly risky. They have provided us with the list accordingly," Shahadat said.

"We will take all necessary measures to ensure a peaceful election," he added.

According to data from the Khagrachhari election office, the district has a total of 554,114 voters for the 13th general election.

Among them, 280,206 are male voters and 273,904 are female voters. There are also four third ...