1,638 arrested in 24 hours
The government has increased patrolling and checkpoints in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country from midnight past Monday amid rampant crime incidents.
The police, joint forces, Rapid Action Battalion, Border Guard Bangladesh and Armed Police Battalion were seen patrolling and setting up checkpoints in different areas in the country to curb crimes, alongside Operation Devil Hunt which was launched on February 8.
28, 258 people, including 9,892 in the Operation Devil Hunt, were arrested between February 8 and 8:00am on Tuesday, according to a press release issued by the police headquarters. 聽
In the past 24 hours ending 8:00am on Tuesday, 1,638 people, including 639 in the Operation Devil Hunt, were arrested.
In Dhaka city, law enforcement agencies were seen checking people at different points as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police had set up 54 checkpoints at different places while 31 checkpoints were set up by the Armed Police Battalion.
Besides, seven patrol teams of Counter Terrorism Unit and four teams of the Anti-Terrorism Unit were deployed in the city.
DMP in a press release on Tuesday said that 500 patrolling teams were deployed between 12:00am and 11:59pm on Monday in the DMP area.
At least 248 people involved in mugging, robbery, extortion, theft, and drug peddling, were arrested during the operations conducted in 24 hours, according to the press release.
Although the government had launched Operation Devil Hunt to bring the law and order situation under control, the number of crimes, including robbery, murders, and theft was increasing alarmingly. 聽
According to the PHQ data, 294 murder cases were reported in January this year across the country against 231 in January 2024 and 214 in January 2023.
A total of 171 robbery cases were recorded in January 2025. The number was 114 in January 2024 and 107 in January 2023.
A total of 797 theft cases were recorded in January 2025. The number was 749 in January 2024 and 784 in January 2023.
Responding to reporters after placing wreaths at the Military Graveyard at Banani marking the 16th anniversary of the Pilkhana carnage and the first Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibash on Tuesday, home adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that legal actions would be taken against members of law enforcement agencies if any negligence in discharging their duties was found.
PHQ assistant inspector general of police Enamul Haque Sagar said that they had increased countrywide patrolling and checkpoints to curb crimes.
On the other hand, many people were seen beating muggers at different places in Dhaka and handing them over to the police.
RAB in a press release on Tuesday said that 218 RAB patrol teams, including 69 teams in Dhaka, were deployed across the country.
The chief adviser鈥檚 press wing in a release on Tuesday said that the core committee meeting on law and order, chaired by the home adviser, on Monday took several decisions to improve the situation.
The decisions include increasing checkpoints in Dhaka, increasing patrolling in crime zone areas, conducting joint forces鈥� operations, engaging the army, members of different units of the police, and BGB members in the targeted areas, said the release.
Joint forces started patrolling in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon to maintain law and order situation in the city and its surrounding areas, 抖阴精品 Staff Correspondent in Sylhet reported.
Sylhet Metropolitan Police鈥檚 additional deputy commissioner Mohammed Saiful Islam told 抖阴精品 that combined teams of the SMP and the Bangladesh Army started checking vehicles and suspected passengers installing checkpoints between Lakkatura National Tea Garden and Sylhet Cadet College on Biman Bandar road in the city from 3:00pm.