Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Although the risk of militant attacks during the election campaign has eased, it still cannot be ruled out ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, says Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam.

He shared his perspective at a press conference at the Police Headquarters' Media Centre on Tuesday.

The IGP said the risk of a militant attack could have been ruled out if the Keraniganj incident had not happened.

"At this moment we are not feeling an acute sense of threat. But we are not ruling it out either. We have taken measures to deal with any possible attack," the IGP said.

Asked by journalists whether there was a possibility of militant attacks around the election, he said the main concern had been during the ...