Dhaka, April 21 (IANS): The Bangladesh Election Commission has decided to deploy the army from April 26 to 29 in Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation areas to check any untoward incident during the upcoming city polls.
Election Commissioner Mohammad Shahnewaz made the announcement at a press briefing here on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad told journalists on Sunday that "in a day or two we will make our decision regarding the deployment of the army".
Dhaka South and North City Corporation polls are slated for April 28. The election to the Chittagong City Corporation will also take place on the same day.
According to the country's electoral rules, such municipal elections are to be held in a non-partisan manner, but political parties indirectly nominate candidates to test their popularity in such local-level elections.