All preparations have been made for the next national election, including training for law enforcement agencies, purchasing body-worn cameras, and ensuring electricity at every polling station, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd.).
The advisor said this while briefing reporters after the 17th meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Law and Order at the conference room of the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday (December 08, 2025) afternoon.
The advisor said that training is undeniable for any preparation to be carried out smoothly. There is no alternative to training. Therefore, we have continued training for law enforcement agencies for a fair, impartial, safe, free and acceptable election ceremony, which will be completely completed next January. He said that the voting time in this election has been extended by one hour, which will start from 7:30 am and will continue until 4:30 pm. Therefore, this time, the votes will have to be counted even if the sun goes down. That is why arrangements are being made to ensure uninterrupted power supply at all polling stations.
Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said, before opening the July Museum to the public, we discussed its security issue seriously so that visitors can travel to and from the museum safely. In response to journalists’ questions about the murder of a policeman’s parents in Rangpur, the advisor said, “The concerned have been instructed to quickly arrest the killers and bring them to justice.”
Regarding the recovery of looted weapons, the advisor said, “This is an ongoing process.” In response to journalists’ questions about ensuring a level playing field in the election, the advisor said, “We want to provide a free and fair election.” He said, “The allegation that the Jatiya Party is not being allowed to enter the field is not correct. They have internal problems with the Jatiya Party office.”
Special Assistant to the Principal Advisor on Home Affairs Md. Khoda Bakhas Chowdhury, Senior Secretary of the Home Ministry Nasimul Gani, IGP Baharul Alam BPM, BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui ndc, among others, were present at the briefing.
