Photo: BSSDHAKA, Feb 12, 2026 (BSS) - The counting of votes has begun as the voting in 13th National Parliamentary Election and the Referendum concluded peacefully at 4:30pm today. Top leaders of different political parties contesting in the polls cast their votes at their respective polling centers this morning. They include 69 returning officers, 598 assistant returning officers, 42,779 presiding officers, 247,482 assistant presiding officers and 4,95,964 polling officers. EC officials earlier said that of the security personnel deployed, 103,000 are army troops, 8,500 navy sailors and airmen, alongside 37,453 paramilitary BGB soldiers and 3,585 paramilitary Coast Guard members. The number of policemen on poll duty is 187,603, while RAB personnel number 9,349.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 12, 2026 11:44 UTC