Netrokona: A two-day training workshop for polling officers began on Sunday in Durgapur upazila of the district to ensure the smooth and credible conduct of the upcoming 13th National Parliament elections and referendum. The training aims to prepare officials for managing the electoral process efficiently.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Election Training Institute (ETI), Dhaka, is organizing the event at the Dini Alim Madrasa auditorium in Durgapur Municipality. Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Md. Saifur Rahman inaugurated the workshop and attended as the chief guest. Upazila Executive Officer and Assistant Returning Officer Afroza Afsana presided over the inaugural session while other notable attendees included Police Superintendent Md. Tariqul Islam, District Election Officer Md. Tofail Hossain, and Additional District Magistrate Wahiduzzaman.
Addressing the participants, the chief guest emphasized that the administration would implement a zero-tolerance policy to ensure fair, free, and acceptable elections. He stated that any form of irregularities would not be tolerated and announced that four platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), along with additional police, village police, and army members, would be deployed in Durgapur upazila to maintain law and order on polling day.
Durgapur Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Al Imranul Alam, Upazila Election Officer Farhad Hasan Azad, and Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Durgapur Police Station Mahmudul Hasan were also present at the workshop. The training involves a total of 65 presiding officers, 405 assistant presiding officers, and around 900 polling officers from 61 polling stations in the upazila.
During the two-day programme, participants are receiving detailed guidance on election laws, rules and regulations, as well as the technical aspects of the voting process.