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The Election Commission (EC) has decided to deploy 21 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel for the by-election in the Thakurgaon-1 constituency.
Officials of the EC’s Election Management Branch confirmed the decision on Monday, October 26.
According to an official letter, the deployment is intended to ensure a free, fair and peaceful election by maintaining law and order in the constituency ahead of the by-election scheduled for October 29.
The letter instructed the authorities to deploy a total of 21 platoons from October 25 to 31, including nine additional platoons alongside the 12 previously planned.
Five candidates are contesting the by-election: Mirza Faisal Amin of the BNP, Mohammad Delawar Hossain of Jamaat-e-Islami, Mohammad Abdul Alim Nizami of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan, Hafiz Dr Mohammad Khademul Islam of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and Hussain Muhammad Omar Faruk of Bangladesh Congress.
