Over 1,000 BGB platoons to be deployed nationwide

Abrar Hussain of DOT : 
BGB Headquarters Media Officer Mohsin Reza announced yesterday that a total of 1,016 BGB (Border Guards Bangladesh) platoons will be deployed across the country to act as law enforcers for the national parliamentary election.
50 platoons will be deployed in Dhaka, said Reza, but he did not elaborate on how many personnel would be deployed in total, though he did clarify that each platoon will have around 10 to 30 personnel.
The total number depends on how many vehicles will be assigned to each platoon, he added.
Although the BGB platoons are being sent to their assigned districts, they will not begin patrols right away. The Election Commission will decide when they will start their operations.
According to the EC’s scheduled plans, the armed forces are to be deployed six days before the Election Day. They will also remain deployed two days after the election on December 30.
The armed forces personnel, including the BGB, Coast Guard, Ansar Battalion, will act as a striking force. Each of the teams will have an executive magistrate, reported BDnews.
EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed had previously stated that BGB personnel be deployed 12 days before the election. It was also proposed that police, RAB and the armed police battalion be deployed six days before the election.