The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 505 individuals and filed 19 cases during a targeted 24-hour crime-prevention drive executed across all law enforcement divisions in the capital.
According to an official media release issued by the DMP on Sunday, November 1, 2026, the metropolis-wide operations were carried out by eight territorial divisions alongside the Detective Branch (DB). Mirpur Division recorded the highest number of detentions with 127 arrests, followed by Uttara Division (67), Tejgaon Division (66), Lalbagh Division (57), Wari Division (53), Gulshan Division (50), Motijheel Division (40), Ramna Division (38), and the Detective Branch (7).
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