, Nov. 26 -- As the national election nears, superintendent of police (SPs) have been assigned to districts through a lottery system after categorising the districts into three considering law and order, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday.

Talking to reporters after a review meeting of the Annual Development Programme of the Ministry of Agriculture at Secretariat, he claimed that no meritorious officers have been left out during the SP postings.

Responding to a question on the lottery system, the adviser said, "Yes, the news is correct. The lottery was conducted exactly as planned. We established three categories-A, B, and C-not based on district size but on the law and order situation."

Aft...