DST News: The Election Commission (EC) has held a coordination meeting with law enforcement and security agencies to discuss maintaining law and order ahead of the upcoming 13th parliamentary election and referendum.

The meeting was held on Sunday  morning (11 January, 2026) at the EC conference room in Agargaon, Dhaka, chaired by Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazl Mohammad Sanaullah. Representatives from 16 departments and agencies attended, including the armed forces, police, Border Guard Bangladesh, Coast Guard, Ansar, intelligence agencies, RAB, and the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre.

During the meeting, the election commissioner instructed field-level administration and security forces to take firm measures to prevent any form of violence during the election period.