Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has hinted that the Bangladesh Army will remain deployed with magistracy powers throughout the upcoming national election period.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Core Committee on Law and Order at the Secretariat on Tuesday (4 November), the adviser made it clear that there is no plan to withdraw the military before the polls.
When asked whether the army deployment would end prior to the election, Jahangir replied, "Why would it stop? Are we stopping it? Ask again when the election comes."
He also issued a strong warning that any law enforcement officer found negligent or biased in performing election duties would face immediate disciplinary and l...