Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun today (Jan 5) said he thought that citizens will participate in voting in groups and pro-hartal supporters will be nowhere to be found on January 7.
The people of this country are election-oriented and looking forward to casting their votes, he told reporters at a briefing on election security at Willes Little Flower School and College in the city.
“We received information that they were planning to detonate improvised bombs to incite panic. We have taken measures to foil their plans,” he said on Friday.
"We have details of their [pro-hartal parties'] plans. They won't get a chance to do that," he said, adding police are aware and working to counter rumours on social media too.
When asked about polling centres at a high risk of facing violence, the IGP assured that all polling centres have adequate security measures in place. The collaboration between local administration, returning officers, and law enforcement agencies has established a unified platform to work together and ensure security during the election.
IGP said police in association with the country's people are ready to resist any attempt of carrying out sabotage and maintain environment of peaceful polls on January 7.
