Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The top officials of the field administration and police on Tuesday identified a range of challenges before the Election Commission (EC) in ensuring a polls-friendly environment ahead of the upcoming national election scheduled for February 12.

They said the recovery of illegal arms, curbing AI-generated disinformation and controlling digital money transfers have emerged as major concerns in maintaining law and order and ensuring a credible electoral process.

Besides, the granting bail of identified criminals, inter-party conflict and intra-party conflicts, scarcity of transport vehicles are among other challenges raised by the field-level officials including Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Inspectors General, Deputy ...