The Election Commission (EC) has informed the Ministry of Home Affairs that there is no action required from its end regarding CCTV cameras and body-worn cameras.
The EC said this in a letter sent to the senior secretary of the ministry on September 8, 2025.
Earlier, the ministry had sent a letter to the EC seeking clarification on its role in these security measures.
In response, the EC referred to a meeting held on August 6, 2025, about logistics and action plans for law enforcement agencies.
The EC stated that based on the minutes of the meeting, there was no necessity for any action from the commission on the use of CCTV or body-worn cameras.
On July 9, during a meeting about election preparations, the ministry proposed measures to ensure peaceful voting, which included the installation of CCTV cameras at polling stations in high-risk areas.
However, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Muhammad Sanaullah said earlier that the EC did not see the use of CCTV cameras as a viable solution.
“The use of CCTV cameras in the next national elections is not something the commission is considering. We’ve already discussed this in several meetings. Renting cameras for just one day or purchasing them does not seem feasible, especially considering there are 45,000 polling stations,” said the commissioner on August 7, 2025.
Earlier, on August 6, 2025, Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced that body-worn cameras would be distributed to personnel at all 47,000 polling stations to improve law and order.
When asked about who would receive the cameras, he confirmed that senior police officers at the stations would be equipped with body-worn cameras.
