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Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has called on Ansar members to perform their duties with honesty, dedication and professionalism in conducting the upcoming 13th National Parliament elections in a free, fair, peaceful and impartial manner.
The Home Affairs Advisor made this call as the chief guest at the passing out parade of the 41st BCS (Ansar) officers, Upazila Ansar-VDP instructors and Ansar Battalion 26th and 27th batches at the Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Academy in Shafipur, Gazipur on Monday (January 12, 2026) morning.
The advisor said that a total of 555,958 Ansar-VDP members, 13 each, will be deployed in each of the 42,766 polling stations across the country in the national elections. He said that out of the 13 members deployed in each polling station, there will be 3 armed, 6 unarmed male members and 4 unarmed female members. As part of the additional security measures, 1 out of the 3 armed members deployed in each center will be on duty with the presiding officer around the clock during the election period. He also said that 1,191 Ansar Battalion Striking Force Teams will be deployed across the country. A total of 11,910 members, 10 each, will be deployed in each team, which will make the overall election security system more integrated and effective. The advisor instructed the Ansar members to refrain from any kind of immoral, biased or irresponsible behavior and activities that may affect or disrupt the election process.
Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said that Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Force have been making well-planned and coordinated preparations since August last year (2025) to hold the national elections in a free, fair, peaceful and festive atmosphere. In light of the new training policy, basic training has already been provided to about 56,000 Upazila/Thana Company Ansar, 255,000 VDP and TDP members, and more than 3,000 Ansar battalion members. The advisor said that about 450,000 members have been registered through STDMS software for the purpose of carrying out election duties.
The Home Affairs Advisor said that corruption is the biggest enemy of the state. Corruption does not only cause economic damage; it erodes state institutions from within and breaks the trust of the people. He urged the new members of Ansar VDP to enter their working life free from corruption and with human values, ethics, honesty, efficiency, prudence, humanity and service-oriented attitude.
The advisor also said that the current interim government has taken timely and necessary steps to ensure accountability of the work of officials and employees by adding digital management, professional excellence, welfare activities, administration, training, infrastructural development and other important issues. He expressed optimism and said that through this, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Force will develop into the largest disciplined force in this country. The advisor said that the activities of the ‘Sanjeeban’ project, which is promising for the socio-economic development of Ansar-VDP grassroots members, have been started. He said that Ansar-VDP Welfare Trust, Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank and Ansar-VDP Cooperative – these institutions are playing an important role in improving the quality of life of the Ansar members as well as the general public of the country.
The advisor earlier inspected the parade and received the greetings and distributed awards among the four best smart trainees in four categories.
The best smart trainees in the four categories were selected in the passing out parade, respectively, 41st BCS Ansar Cadre Officer Assistant Director Shamim Reza, Upazila Trainer Sohanur Rahman Russell, Ansar Battalion 26th Batch Sepoy Md. Selim Shahriar and 27th Batch Sepoy Md. Maruf Rana.
It is worth noting that this time, the highest (record) number of trainees 3,237 have completed the passing out parade in the history of Ansar. This includes 15 41st BCS Ansar Cadre Officers, 88 Upazila Trainers/Instructors and 1,100 of the 26th Batch and 2,124 of the 27th Batch of Ansar Battalion.
