Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam announced that around 900,000 members of law enforcement agencies will be deployed across the country for the 13th National Parliamentary Election. He said 25,700 body-worn cameras will be distributed to nearly 43,000 polling centers to strengthen security monitoring. The announcement came during a press briefing on Saturday evening.

According to the press secretary, 108,885 members of the armed forces, 37,453 from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), over 3,000 Coast Guard members, and 567,866 Ansar personnel will begin duties from Sunday. From February 11, 157,000 police officers and a specified number of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members will take up election duties across 299 constituencies. He also reported that 422,960 postal ballots have already arrived in Bangladesh, with 94 percent of overseas postal voters being men.

The briefing further stated that about 400 foreign observers, 50,000 domestic observers, and 120 foreign journalists will monitor the election. The Election Security App has been fully activated to help officials oversee law and order during the polls.