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Arrest figure crosses 10,000

1729 more held in 24hrs

Staff Correspondent
The joint forces arrested 1,729 persons including 97 in the capital in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, in the ongoing nationwide special anti-crime drive that had begun on May 28.
With the latest arrests, the total number of detainees in the drive now stands at 10,054, including some leaders and activists of political parties, officials in the police headquarters said.
Meanwhile, Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman told reporters at the chief adviser's office that the arrests are being made to prevent violence in the run up to the local and general elections.
During the drive the crack forces also recovered 17 firearms, two bombs, and 36 rounds of bullets raising the total number of recovered firearms and explosives to 50
and 36 respectively.
Among the latest detainees, 1,070 were arrested on warrants, 623 on various other charges, 13 were arrested under the Arms Act, 14 had been convicted fugitives, while 9 were listed criminals.
Our Kushtia correspondent reported that the joint forces arrested Jamaat-e-Islami secretary of Mirpur upazila unit, Abdul Gafur, who is also the chairman of Amla union parishad.
The forces raided Gafur's house around 11:30pm on Monday, and after interrogation handed him over to Mirpur police, who late-produced him before a court.
The court sent him to the district jail after he was shown arrested under Emergency Power Rules.
According to sources, Gafur is also one of the patrons of outlawed armed groups.
In Meherpur, the joint forces arrested 14 people including a listed criminal.
The listed criminal, Abdul Kuddus, is accused in four cases
including for the crime of murder.
Our Kishoreganj correspondent added that 26 listed criminals were arrested there including the general secretary of Bhairab Town Awami League (AL), and a convicted person.
Officer-in-charge of Bhairab Police Station Shajahan Kabir said during the early hours of yesterday the joint forces arrested AL leader Mozammel Haq Mithu from Bhairab town's Dakkhin Khan area, while police arrested convicted criminal Siddique Mia.
Meanwhile, Alhaj Md Abu Taher Mia, chairman of Kishoreganj municipality, in a statement said the joint forces did not raid his residence on Saturday night. The Daily Star in its June 2 issue reported that the joint forces had raided the residence of Abu Taher in the district town.
He however told our correspondent that two officials of Rapid Action Battalion did visit his office on that day to collect information about the whereabouts of some municipality commissioners.