Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), AMM Nasir Uddin, inspected the election training and preparedness of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the Dhaka Battalion (5 BGB) training ground at BGB Headquarters in Peelkhana on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliament election.
Election commissioners, the Senior Secretary of the Election Commission, BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, senior officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and BGB were present during the inspection, said a BGB press release.
Following the training exercise, the CEC spoke to the media, praising the professionalism, dedication and readiness of BGB members for ensuring a free, fair, and peaceful election.
He highlighted the role of field-level BGB personnel in maintaining discipline and neutrality throughout the electoral process.
Later, the CEC held a views-exchange meeting at the Shaheed Shakil Ahmed Hall with BGB members of all ranks.
All BGB regions, sectors, battalions, and units across the country joined the session via video teleconference.
The CEC provided strategic guidance to BGB personnel deployed for election duties during the meeting.
BGB has announced the deployment of 1,210 platoons nationwide for election duties.
BGB personnel will be on duty in all upazilas except Sandwip, Hatia and Kutubdia and they will operate independently in 60 out of 115 border upazilas.
The election training for BGB personnel began on August 24, 2025. In four phases the training will continue till January 22, 2026.
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