Dhaka Metropolitan Police has intensified security measures across the capital to ensure public safety, and as part of the initiative 1786 persons were brought to book in the last seven days.
鈥楽ecurity measures across the capital city beefed up to ensure the overall security and smooth movement of the residents,鈥� a DMP press release said on Tuesday.
As part of the security initiatives, check posts and patrol activities have been strengthened in coordination with other law enforcement agencies.
The release added that 667 patrol teams were deployed in two shifts from 12:01am to 11:5 pm on Monday in 50 thana areas of the city.
Out of them, 340 patrol teams were deputed at night and 327 teams were in patrol during the day.
DMP operated 71 police check posts at various important and strategic locations while engaged 479 mobile patrol teams and 115 motorbike patrol teams to oversee the city鈥檚 overall law and order.
DMP鈥檚 counter terrorism and transnational crime unit also deputed 14 teams along with 12 teams of anti-terrorism unit, 10 teams of Rapid Action Battalion, 20 teams of armed police battalion at various crime-prone zones of the city.
In the last 24 hours, police arrested 155 people on charge of their involvement with various crimes reaching the number of arrested to 1786 in the last eight days since February 24.聽
The arrested persons include 11 robbers, 33 professional active robbers, five extortionists, nine thieves, 28 identified drug dealers and 17 wanted persons in different cases.
During the operation, seven knives, a Chinese axe, a chapati, two daggers, a steel plate, four rods, six sticks, a samurai, six mobile phones, two motorcycles and a tom-tom used in various crimes were seized.
Police also seized over 16kg marijuana, 2,449 pieces yaba and eight litres alcohol during the raid.
Besides, 63 cases were filed with different police stations of the DMP in this connection.