CHITTAGONG, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General (DG) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui today visited several election base camps of the force in Chittagong to oversee the law and order and security situation ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliament election on February 12. He inspected the election base camp at Raozan Salamat Ullah High School under the Chittagong-6 constituency and Fatikchhari Technical School and College under the Chittagong-2 constituency, said a BGB press release. During the visit, he exchanged views with BGB members deployed for election duties and provided clear instructions to carry out their responsibilities with professionalism, dedication and complete impartiality. Siddiqui later held meetings with officials from the local army, police and civil administration to review coordination and preparedness for the election.  He stated that BGB, as a disciplined and politically neutral force, is fully prepared to perform all duties assigned during the election period. The BGB chief emphasized that the force will work in close coordination with other law enforcement agencies to ensure that voters can cast their ballots in a safe, peaceful and fear-free environment. Senior officials from BGB Headquarters, the Commander of BGB Chittagong Region and other concerned officials were present during the visit.  

KHAGRACHARI, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS) – Ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, election materials  was sent to three of the most remote polling stations today in Khagrachari parliamentary constituency-298 by helicopter. The polling stations are located at Naraichhari in Dighinala upazila and Shuknachhari and Futyachhari in Lakshmichari upazila, which are considered among the most inaccessible areas of the constituency. According to officials, a helicopter departed from the Army’s Lakshmichari zone helipad on Monday afternoon, first delivering election materials to the Shuknachhari polling station. The same helicopter later transported equipment to the Futyachhari center in Lakshmichari upazila and the Naraichhari center in Dighinala upazila. District Election Officer SM Shahadat Hossain said that, along with ballot boxes and other election materials, presiding officers and members of law enforcement agencies were also transported by helicopter to the remote polling centers to ensure smooth polling operations. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies, including the Army, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and police, have been deployed across the district. The Army, RAB, and BGB are conducting patrols in different areas to maintain law and order and ensure a peaceful voting environment. The Khagrachari constituency has a total of 554,114 registered voters. Voting will take place at 203 polling stations across the district, of which 121 have been identified as risky and 68 as high-risk, officials said.