Law enforcers arrest 4,614 in 3 days
Law enforcement agencies and security forces on Tuesday arrested 1,775 people, including 607 in Operation Devil Hunt, aimed at restoring the deteriorated law and order situation.
Some firearms and ammunition were also seized in the operation, said the police headquarters in a press release on Tuesday, detailing the seizures鈥攖wo pistols, one LG, one shooter gun, one pipe gun, two rounds and sharp weapons.
Outside the Operation Devil Hunt, 1,168 arrests were made on Tuesday in different types of cases across the country, it said.
On Sunday when the government launched the countrywide police-led operation of the joint forces, 1,308 people were arrested, while on Monday 1,521 others, including 343 in Operation Devil Hunt, were arrested.
Most of the 4,604 individuals arrested in the drives, including the Operation Devil Hunt, in the three days are leaders and activists of Awami League and its allies, according to police officials.
On February 8, the government announced the launch of Operation Devil Hunt in the backdrop of February 7 violent attacks on students and people in Gazipur on Friday night, leaving 15 students injured.
Many Awami League leaders in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country are on the run to avoid arrest since February 8 night when the drive was launched.
At least 81 people were arrested in Gazipur on the third day of the Operation Devil Hunt, United News of Bangladesh reported.
抖阴精品 correspondent in Barishal reported that 42 people were arrested on Tuesday in the six districts in Barishal division.
At least 16 leaders of Awami League and its associate bodies were arrested from six upazilas in Feni on Tuesday, 抖阴精品 correspondent in Feni reported, quoting Feni Model Police inspector investigation Iqbal Hossain.
At least 23 leaders and activists of the party and its associate bodies were arrested in Mymensingh district on Tuesday, state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported, quoting Mymensingh district superintendent of police Kazi Akhter Ul Alam.
Operation Devil Hunt was announced in the aftermath of a spate of attacks was carried out on the houses of Awami League leaders, party offices, and the murals and portraits of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and his daughter deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina since February 5 when the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum building at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka was razed to the ground.
The chaotic situation unfolded when different groups on their social media platforms called on people to join the 鈥楤ulldozer procession鈥� to demolish the Dhanmondi 32 building as Sheikh Hasina, now sheltered in India, was scheduled to address the country鈥檚 student community online on February 5 late evening.
