Troops were deployed on Monday as a strike force in aid of the civil administration for the Dec 30 general election. The military’s media wing said a racket of cheats were calling up the candidates and asking for money. The law enforcers have arrested some people who had posed as army officers to get financial benefits from the contenders, according to the release. It asked all to inform the law enforcers if anyone posing as army officer seeks money in exchange for election favours. On Monday, the ISPR said fake websites, Facebook accounts and YouTube channels have been set up using the name of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

Source: bd News24 December 26, 2018 15:11 UTC