Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Friday said Bangladesh Police is ready to follow instructions of the Election Commission (EC) to make the upcoming city elections free and fair.
"The police do not see any challenge centring elections to five city corporations. But, they are prepared to deal with any situation during the polls," he told reporters after visiting the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) in Sylhet.
Claiming that the police have enough experience and training in holding elections, the IGP said during the elections, the police work under the Election Commission. "We will work according to the instructions given by the Election Commission."
The IGP visited the shrine after offering Jummah prayers at the Dargah Mosque. Then he visited the graves of his parents.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Sylhet Range Md Mizan Shafiur Rahman, Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Commissioner Ilias Sharif, Sylhet district Superintendent of Police Abdullah Al Mamun, Sylhet Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Traffic) Muhammad Abdul Wahab and Deputy Commissioner (North) Azbahar Ali Sheikh were, among others, present.
