As the Dhaka South and North city corporations elections near, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said not a single arrest will be made without a warrant.
"The law enforcement agencies will carry out duties in line with the Election Commission's instruction to hold a fair and neutral election. None will be arrested without a warrant," he said on Sunday (Jan 19).
The minister was speaking to the media after a meeting with law enforcement agencies at his office to discuss the law and order situations during the Dhaka city polls.
Khan said no candidates would be harassed by the law enforcement agencies without specific charges.
"None, however, will be given a chance to destabilise the polls environment," he warned.
"Stern security measures with more surveillance are being taken in the capital cantering the elections," Kamal said.
Inspector General of Police Mohammed Jabed Patwari, Border Guard Bangladesh Director General Major General Shafeenul Islam, Director General of Rapid Action Battalion Benazir Ahmed and ministry officials.
Elections to Dhaka South and North city corporations will be held on Feb 1 with voters to cast their ballot from 8am to 5pm using electronic voting machines (EVMs).
According to the EC, the two city corporations have as many as 5,403,099 voters — 3,035,611 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and 2,367,488 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) — to cast their votes in the elections.
There are 1,394 poll centres with 7,516 voting room in DNCC while 1,124 poll centres with 5,998 voting rooms in DSCC.
Along with electing the mayors, DNCC voters will also elect 54 ward councillors and 18 reserved women councillors while DSCC voters will elect 75 ward councillors and 25 reserved women councillors.