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UNB, Khulna

Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday asked the civil bureaucrats to rise above all mistakes in discharging their parliament election duties by maintaining complete neutrality, honesty and sincerity.

Issuing a package of decisions and instructions for the top-ranking officers of Khuna Division at the Khulna DC office, he categorically said any partisan role or efforts in favour of a rival candidate or any small lapses in discharging assigned duties will not be tolerated.

"I have firm belief that none of you will make any such mistake or take risk," Fakhruddin told a meeting of DCs, SPs, UNOs and election officials.

Home Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin, Home Secretary Abdul Karim and Khulna Divisional Commissioner Yunusur Rahman were present at the opening session, followed by a closed door meeting that discussed in details security and safety measures on the eve of December 29 elections.

The Chief Adviser also directed the officials to perform their duties by rising above all kinds of fear, greed, pressure and influence.

Fakhruddin said with confidence that he would be able to reach the desired destination for transferring power to an elected government through the holding of free, fair, neutral and acceptable elections.

Reminding that the people's voting right is a sacred trust, he said all necessary steps will have to be taken before the polling day so the electorates can go to the polling centres and cast their votes without any fear and impediment.

He called for executing all legal steps to present the nation with an acceptable election free of corruption, black money, terrorism and muscle power.

The Chief Adviser said the concerned officials must ensure that the entire process of polling and counting ballots are cent percent correct, transparent and completely credible.

He said all steps will have to be taken with the highest priority to resisting any kind of post-election violence, attacks on rivals or any victimization.

Fakhruddin called for fool-proof measures to ensure security and law and order in each area so that the people can participate in the elections and cast their ballots in a festive mood.

He also spelt out guidelines to be followed before election, during the election and after the election.

He said steps will have to be taken to ensure that terrorists, hardcore offenders or branded miscreants cannot create chaos during the election campaign that will start soon.