Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Interim government chief Prof Muhammad Yunus said Bangladesh's forthcoming 13th parliamentary election must set a democratic benchmark for the future as authorities Wednesday unveiled extensive security and monitoring deployment involving body cameras, CCTV surveillance, drones and central control room.

Speaking at a high-level meeting on law and order at the Chief Adviser's Office in Dhaka, Yunus said the interim administration's core responsibility was to support the Election Commission (EC) in delivering a credible vote and the referendum on implementing the July National Charter of change.

"This is a major challenge for the nation, and one we must accept," Yunus said. "Our task is to complete this enormous responsi...