United News of Bangladesh

Fifteen platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed in Jhenaidah and Magura districts to maintain law and order during the national election. Besides, ten temporary base camps will be set up in ten upazilas of the two districts , said Lieutenant Colonel Rafikul Alam, Commanding Officer of Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB) at a press briefing held at the battalion headquarters on Thursday afternoon. BGB will perform duties in six parliamentary constituencies of Jhenaidah and Magura districts. After deploying  BGB members in election-sensitive areas from January 29 to 31 temporary checkpoints will be set up at 55 key locations  in the two districts to conduct search operations, he said. The force will work in coordination with the army, police, RAB and Ansar members, he said. Regular patrol teams will also conduct operations to ensure security at polling centres, he added. Efforts are also underway to recover illegal arms in border areas and to motivate voters to participate in the election through public awareness meetings, he said.