The Election Commission (EC) has trained the officials of Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party on election security ahead of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls,
The day-long training for the directors of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party, deputy directors and the district commanders of all districts was held at the Election Training Institute at Agargaon in the capital on Friday (December 15).The Deputy Directors of the eight ranges of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party, the Director of the Cumilla range, and 64 District Commanders participated in the training.
Syed Iftehar Ali, Director (Operations) at the headquarters of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party, and Kaniz Farzana Shanta, Assistant Director (Operations), were present at the training as coordinators.
Secretary of EC Secretariat Md Jahangir Alam led sessions during the training, focusing on the significance of the country’s constitution, the Election Commission’s role, and the importance of National Parliament elections. Additional Secretary of EC Secretariat Ashok Kumar Debnath discussed the Representation of the People Order (RPO)-1972 (with amendments), Election Conduct Rules-2008, and the Election Officials (Special Provisions) Act-1991.
Joint Secretary (Administration and Finance) Mohammad Moniruzzaman Talukdar conducted sessions on coordination and communication among Ansar-VDP members with returning officers, assistant returning officers, and presiding officers at the polling centres.
Following the directions of the Presiding Officer at the polling centres, instructions were given to ensure the security of ballot papers and the integrity of the ballot boxes by the Ansar-VDP members.
Joint Secretary (Election Management-2) Farhad Ahmad Khan conducted sessions on guidelines related to coordinating election duties.
Deputy Director (Operations) of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party Mohammad Fakhrul Alam provided training on the duties and responsibilities of Ansar-VDP Gram Platoon members, collection of election materials pre-voting, duties during voting and counting, coordination and communication with election workers, and adherence to specified time and location with the Presiding Officer.
SM Asaduzzaman, Director of the Election Training Institute, conducted sessions on the responsibilities and matters to be adhered to or avoided by Ansar-VDP members at the polling centres.