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Act without fear

CA asks DCs, SPs

Staff Correspondent
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed reaffirmed yesterday that his caretaker government is committed to giving the nation a free, fair and neutral election with participation of all political parties.
All preparations are at the final stage for holding the parliamentary election on December 18 and the upazila polls on December 28. We are committed to holding both elections in free, fair, neutral and acceptable manner," he said.
The head of the interim government made the remarks while addressing field level senior government officers in his office.
Divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners (DCs), police commissioners and superintendents of police (SPs) attended the meeting.
The entire nation is eagerly waiting for the polls," said Fakhruddin adding that the government's main objective is to hold free, fair, neutral, peaceful and acceptable elections which will reflect the expectations of all sections of people.
The CA said they are at the door step of attaining that goal.
He urged the field level officers to carry out their duties neutrally, without fear and without bowing down to intimidation, undue pressure, and greed.
Fakhruddin said his government fought in the last two years to root out from the society the influence of black money, muscle,
and criminals, and told the officials to stay alert so 'evil forces' cannot conspire.
He hoped that the govern ment will be hilly successful in handing over power to a demo-craucatty elected government through combined efforts of aU.
Fakhruddin ordered law-enforcing agencies to intensify drives to arrest wanted criminals, in addition to recovering illegal arms.
"Do everything necessary so that law and order is not hampered in the immediate aftermath of the elections," he added
He said the elections might be jeopardised even due to slight lax in the officers' vigilance, which is not expected of them at all.
"I hope all concerned will work shoulder to shoulder," he said.
Addressing the meeting 1 lome Adviser MA Matin said the army will be deployed across the country on December 12 to help the civil administration till the parliamentary and upazila elections are over.
He asked the law enforcing agencies to maintain law and order by any means necessary.
Cabinet Secretary Ali Imam Majumder gave the welcome
address with LGRD Adviser M Anwarul Iqbal, Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Communications Adviser Ghulam Quader. Law Adviser Hassan Ariff, and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman present.
Secretaries to different ministries, senior military officials, and chiefs of law enforcing agencies were also present among others.
Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Aziz Hasan, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Naim Ahmed. DC of Chittagong Ashraf Shamim. DC of Natore Shahin Ahmed Chowdhury, SP of Dhaka Ansar Uddin khan Pathan, and SP of Sylhet SM RuhulAmin also spoke.