Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Election Commission (EC) has opened a law and order coordination cell to receive any allegation or information related to violation of electoral codes, electoral irregularities and propaganda.

The coordination cell, set up at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city's Agargaon area, will remain operational until February 13, a day after the balloting.

Any citizen can provide any allegation or information to the cell through five telephone numbers -- 0255007470, 0255007471, 0255007472, 0255007474 and 0255007506, said EC Director (Public Relations) Ruhul Amin Mollik on Thursday.

This is the first time the EC installed the law and order coordination cell ahead of any election.

The EC on December 12 last declared the schedule to ...