Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- With the parliamentary elections less than 10 days away, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has classified nearly three-quarters of the capital's polling centres as "important", reflecting concerns over potential "risks", according to the home advisor.

The DMP oversees 2,131 polling centres across the city, which are being divided into "important" and "general" categories, Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali said.

A senior officer told bdnews24.com, "After area-based verification, 1,616 centres have been marked 'important' while 515 are considered 'general'.

"That means 75.83% of all centres fall under the 'important' category."

He added that 37 centres would receive "specially important" status.

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