1,300 arrested in Bangladesh in nationwide crackdown

Bangladeshi security forces have arrested 1,308 persons as part of “Operation Devil Hunt” amid incidents of mob attacks and vandalism in the country, The Daily Star reported on Sunday.

The country’s interim government launched the security operation on Saturday after student activists were injured during vandalism at the home of an Awami League leader near Dhaka, PTI reported. The Awami League is led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The joint operation involving the Army, the police and their specialised units had led to the arrest of 274 persons mainly in Bangladesh’s metropolitan cities, PTI quoted local media as having reported.