15-day special drive: 1,356 arrested in 24 hours

Police have arrested around 1,356 people on various charges in 24 hours till 6:00pm today as part of the 15-day special drive that began across the country on December 1.

During the period, police conducted around 2,321 drives across the country, according to the database of Police Headquarters (PHQ).

A total of 358 cases were filed against the arrestees, Md Monzur Rahman, assistant inspector general of PHQ, told The Daily Star.

On November 29, PHQ directed field-level officials to carry out a 15-day special drive across the country to ward off any untoward incident ahead of Victory Day.