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Army chief Waker-uz-Zaman said the government, all its institutions and law enforcement agencies, and the three armed services are fully committed to holding a free and fair election, stressing that there is “no scope” for the polls not being held.

He said voters, including members of minority communities, have no reason to fear going to polling stations on February 12, as authorities have deployed an “unprecedentedly large security force” to ensure a peaceful election.

More than one lakh army personnel have been deployed for the polls, alongside 3,730 air force members and 5,000 naval personnel, he said. The wider security arrangement also includes around 1.5 lakh police members, six lakh Ansar personnel, and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC).

Addressing an exchange of views in Gazipur on “We

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