The detective branch of police arrested 12 more activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations during a special operation conducted in different parts of the capital in the past 24 hours.
The arrestees are former office secretary of Tejgaon Shilpanchal Thana unit AL Md Habibur Rahman, 60; president of Ward 7 AL under Noakhali union parishad Md Zahidul Islam Parvez, 43; office secretary of Mirpur Ward 12 AL Md Mujibur Rahman, 47; member of Juba League central committee Ziaul Haque Zia, 40; vice-president of Nawab Katra unit Juba League Md Kalim, 52; former general secretary of Kadamtali Sramik League Habibur Rahman Ujjal, 33; president of Chandpur Awami Matsyajibi League Md Redwan Khan Borhan, 50; former organising secretary of central Chhatra League Sohanur Rahman, 33; secretary of Amar Ekushey Hall Chhatra League Ataul Gani Kaushik, 34; former vice-president of central Chhatra League Ershadur Rahman Rifat, 31; former mayor of Jibannagar municipality in Chuadanga and general secretary of the local AL Md Jahangir Alam, 57; and general secretary of Dhaka City North Sramik League Md Iqbal Hossain Palash, 42.
The arrestees are wanted in multiple criminal cases, said deputy commissioner of DB of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Muhammad Talebur Rahman.
Earlier, on Sunday and Monday, 32 leaders and activists were arrested for their suspected involvement in criminal activities.