DHAKA: Army is being deployed across the country on Thursday to maintain law and order during the 10th parliamentary election.

Sources from the Election Commission (EC) said the army will be deployed as striking force and help as per requests of the returning officer though they would not do any duty within the polling booth.

Magistrates also will be deployed along with the army.

Sources also said that some 800 army under a Lieutenant Colonel will be deployed in every district and two or three platoons (each platoon consisting of 35 members) for every upazila.

EC sources added that there will be a coordination cell along with the central monitoring cell of the election commission.

Some 550,000 law enforcement personnel and 50,000 armed forces member will be deployed across the country to maintain law and order situation during the election.

BDST: 1914 HRS, DEC 25, 2013
Edited By: Shameem Reza, Newsroom Editor/M. Mahbub Alam, Asst Output Editor