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1,356 arrested in special police ops across country Dhaka Police
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1,356 arrested in special police ops across country

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 05 Dec 2022, 02:09 pm

Dhaka, December 5: One thousand 356 people have been arrested in 24 hours in the ongoing special operation of the police across the country. During this time 2,321 operations were carried out. The police claimed that they were arrested on the basis of specific allegations. The police have been conducting this special operation since December 1.

AIG (Media and PR) of Police Headquarters Manjur Rahman said on Sunday, considering the context of snatching two convicted militant accused from police custody in Dhaka CMM court area on November 20 and the ongoing operation aimed at making the celebration of Great Victory Day (Bijoy Dibos), Christmas and Thirty Fast Night safe and smooth. The police headquarters ordered a special operation from December 1 to 15.

As a result, 1,356 people have been arrested in 2,321 raids in the last 24 hours. 358 cases have been registered against the arrested.

According to an order sent by the operations wing of the police headquarters on November 29, the chiefs of all police units and superintendents of police in all districts of the country were asked to conduct operations from December 1 to 15. The order said that besides other places, effective raids should be conducted in places where criminals are likely to hide, including residential hotels, messes, hostels, various institutions, community centers. Militants, terrorists, drug addicts and traders, illegal weapons holders, warranted accused should be arrested, drugs and illegal weapons should be recovered in the conducted operation.

Meanwhile, in the ongoing special operation since December 1, the police arrested 472 accused in the capital Dhaka alone. The police claimed that they were arrested on the basis of specific allegations.

In an order of the Metropolitan Police, it is said that in addition to other places, effective operations should be conducted in places where criminals are likely to hide, including residential hotels, messes, hostels, various institutions, community centers. Militants, terrorists, drug addicts and traders, illegal weapons holders, warranted accused should be arrested, drugs and illegal weapons should be recovered in the conducted operations.