Transfer of SPs, OCs thru lottery ahead of election: Home Adviser

City Desk :

Superintendents of Police (SPs) and officers-in-charge (OCs) of different police stations across the country will be transferred through a lottery system ahead of the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday.

“SPs and OCs will be given new postings through a lottery system before the election and all relevant officials will be transferred through this process,” said the adviser, states UNB.

The Home Adviser came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after a meeting at the Secretariat, held to finalise operational plans for law enforcement agencies to ensure the smooth conduct of the upcoming national election.

Referring to the Chief Adviser’s address to the nation, Jahangir said, “The Chief Adviser has already announced that preparations for the election have begun. Today’s discussion is a continuation of that.”