490 polling centres marked ‘important’ in Pabna

Published at 11:51 am December 29th, 2018

File photo: A woman putting ballot paper in a ballot box after casting her vote Dhaka Tribune

Police officials said additional members of the law enforcement agencies will be deployed in these centres

Law enforcement agencies have designated 490 voting centres out of 667 as “important” in five constituencies in Pabna.

Police officials said additional members of law enforcement agencies will be deployed in these centres.

According to information from district police, 456 polling centres in the plainsand 34 centres located across the wetland areas of the region were marked as “important.”

Upazila	No of polling centres	No of ‘important’ centres
Sadar	124	111
Ishwardi	84	63
Atghoria	37	22
Chatmohar	87	36
Bhangura	41	36
Faridpur	43	31
Bera	32	22
Santhia	72	47
Sujanagar	45	35

Apart from this, 43 polling centres out of 58 in Aminpur unit, and all 44 centres in Ataikula unit, have been marked important by law enforcement agencies.

Pabna Additional Superintendent of Police Gautam Kumar Biswas said: “In order to ensure fair and safe elections, RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) and Ansar forces have been deployed along with 2,020 police members, 550 army personnel and 14 platoons of BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) members.”