577 arrested in 24hrs Dhaka raids

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 577 people in a series of operations across the capital over the past 24 hours.

A total of 55 cases have also been filed during the operations.

According to a DMP press release issued today, the arrests were made across the city's eight police divisions and the Detective Branch (DB) on Wednesday.

Mirpur recorded the highest number of arrests, with 141 people detained, followed by Wari with 94, Tejgaon with 90 and Motijheel with 85.

The remaining arrests included 46 in Gulshan, 42 in Lalbagh, 41 in Uttara, 37 in Ramna and one by the Detective Branch.

Police also seized 150 grammes of cannabis, 2,539 yaba tablets and 1.85 grammes of heroin during the raids.

Three motorcycles, eight mobile phones and Tk 1,500 were also recovered.

Police said one victim was rescued during the operations.

Legal proceedings against those arrested are under way.

-AJM