Bangladesh News

The joint forces arrested 1,820 people, including 229 in the capital, during the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday in the ongoing special anti-crime drives across the country.

Of them, 1,157 were arrested on warrants, 634 on various charges, three under the Arms Act while 24 are convicts and two are listed criminals.

With the latest detainees, the number of people picked up since the launching of the crackdown on May 28 stands at 15,285. The detainees include some grassroots leaders and activists of different political parties.

The law enforcers also recovered six firearms and 270 bullets during the drive.