"The main thing now is for voters to go to the polling stations and exercise their voting rights," he said. The number of policemen on poll duty is 187,603, while RAB personnel number 9,349. A total of 1,922 Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) members are on the field to assist in maintaining order. Some 55,454 observers from 81 local organizations are monitoring the elections while the number of foreign poll monitors is 394. Major international organisations that sent observers include the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), the Commonwealth Secretariat, the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI), and the National Democratic Institute (NDI).

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 12, 2026 13:43 UTC