Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- enforcement agencies, except Ansar and VDP, will be deployed solely for election duty for five days, the Election Commission said in a special circular on Thursday.

The law-enforcement agencies other than Ansar and VDP will remain exclusively engaged for five days-from three days before the polling day to one day after voting.

The Ansar and VDP will be deployed for six days, starting four days ahead of the election and continuing until one day after polling.

The EC will allocate the required budget for election-time deployment following the traditional system, reads the circular.

Besides, the operational deployment of the law enforcement agencies will continue till seven days after the voting day, which started after...