The New Nation - Internet Edition

Additional police deployed at different points in
the city yesterday to maintain law and order ahead of polls.
This photograph was taken from in front of BNP central
office at Nayapaltan. FocusBangla

Staff Reporter

The Government has put police and law enforcing agencies on red alert yesterday to avert any untoward situation at any place in the country.

The police headquarters also have asked police personnel, on leave to report to their respective units immediately.

A verbal order to this effect was given from the police headquarters to all units.

"Directed by the Election Commission, we have put the forces countrywide on alert so that none can create law and order situation ahead of the general election," a high official at the Police headquarters told the New Nation yesterday

"All police personnel have been told to report to their units," Inspector General of Police Nur Mohammed told journalists.

"There is nothing special about this because we do this on a regular basis," he said.

However, he refused to say whether such an order was being issued in the backdrop of talks between the government and the two major political parties, BNP and Awami League.