DHAKA: Army will be deployed from December 26 to January 9 to maintain law & order during the 10th general election.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed came up with the disclosure to the journalists after a meeting of Law and Order Committee of Election Affairs on Friday evening.

He also said magistrates also would work with the armed forces and law enforcing agency personnel.

He added that the public works ministry informed him that the list of magistrates will be sent to them soon.

BDST: 1859 HRS, DEC 20, 2013
Edited by: AM Imran Ali/ Shameem Reza, Newsroom Editors/ Abul Kalam Azad, Senior Newsroom Editor