United News of Bangladesh

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday arrested three individuals for allegedly leading anti-government protests in the capital’s Mirpur area on June 22 and 23. The arrestees are GM Wahid Parvez, a Jubo League leader and two others identified as Sagar Biswas, 25, and Md Apon, 20. “They were arrested in separate operations conducted in Mirpur and Mohammadpur areas today,” said DMP Deputy Commissioner (media) Talebur Rahman. According to the police official, GM Wahid Parvez led several anti-government protest marches in different parts of Mirpur on June 22 and 23. Acting on intelligence inputs, a CTTC team arrested him from Mirpur earlier today. Youth held with five gold bars in Jashore Later, around 2:30pm, another CTTC team arrested Sagar Biswas, described by police as a notorious criminal, drug dealer, and mugger, from Chand Udyan area in Mohammadpur, he said. Based on information provided by Sagar, police also detained Md Apon at around 3:30pm from the Sat Masjid Housing area of Mohammadpur. Both of them are named accused in a case filed with Mohammadpur Police Station, the DC added. “Legal action is underway against the arrestees,” said Talebur.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) during special drives in the capital, arrested 219 people for their alleged involvement in different crimes in 24 hours till Saturday midnight. A total of 56 cases were filed during this period, said Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of DMP on Sunday. Among the arrestees, eight were robbers, nine muggers, one extortionist, seven thieves, seventeen drug peddlers and 44 were listed criminals with warrants out against them. Police also seized one knife, one machete, one hammer, one cutter, one punch machine, one vanity bag, 29 mobile phones, two tabs, one motorcycle, two private cars, cosmetics worth Tk 1,21,450 and Tk 3,225 in cash from their possession. To ensure public safety, 667 patrol teams carried out duties in two shifts across 50 police stations in Dhaka. Of these, 340 teams operated at night, while 327 teams worked during the day. DMP arrests 71 during raid at Mohammadpur, Adabor Moreover, 71 police checkpoints were set up at key locations throughout the metropolis to enhance security. In addition, the recovered drugs include 32.750 kilograms of marijuana, 363 pieces of Yaba, and two grams of heroin. DMP remains committed to ensuring the security and smooth movement of the people of Dhaka Metropolitan City.

Police arrested 25 people during a special anti-crime operation at Mohammadpur in the capital  on Tuesday. A team led by Deputy Commissioner (Tejgaon Division) Md. Ibne Mizan conducted the drive between 2:00 pm and 11:00 pm and arrested them, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Assistant Commissioner (Media) Jahangir Kabir. Among those detained were identified drug dealers, professional muggers, terrorists, thieves, and wanted criminals, according to Mohammadpur police. 2 ‘drug dealers’ arrested with 50 kgs cannabis in Dhaka Law enforcers also recovered illegal drugs and locally made weapons during the operation. The arrestees, including a juvenile offender, were sent to court in connection with relevant cases, police said.