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DMP plans special anti-crime drive

Kaiiash Sarkar andMUKHLESUR Rahman
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday decided to launch a three-day special drive against criminals from last night following a rise in criminal activities in the capital.
The decision came at an emergency meeting between the DMP Commissioner ARM Shahidul Hoque, and deputy and assistant commissioners and officers-in-charge of all police stations at the DMP headquarters.
Sources said they admitted that law and order has deteriorated in the capital and voiced concern over the rise in criminal activities in and around the capital.
The senior officials at the meeting reprimanded their subordinates for failure in improving the situation and putting criminals behind bars, sources added.
The DMP commissioner has already sent letters with 11-point directives to officials at crime and intelligence divisions for taking stern action against criminals. The letter signed by the DMP Commissioner reads, "Activities of illegal arms holders, drug peddlers and other criminals have increased recently resulting in deterioration of law and order in the capital."
DMP Commissioner ARM Shahidul Hoque told The Daily Star that the special drive would be conducted across the capital to recover illegal firearms and arrest criminals.
Sqme recent incidents including the bomb attack on Taposh. threats to blow up the Indian High Commission and National Board of Revenue building and death threats against the Indian high commissioner and the attorney general were discussed at die meeting, said sources.
Replying to a query on the recent bomb attack and the threats, the DMP commissioner said, "We are investigating all incidents."
The DMP commissioner in the letter directed police officials to increase vigilance and patrol across the city and set up round- the-clock check posts at various points.
The letter has also been sent to traffic police officials for helping the crime division in the special drive.
Meanwhile, the government has put all 67 jails in the country on red alert, and asked law enforcement and intelligence agencies to beef up security measures to thwart any subversive act.
The government decision came on Monday against the backdrop of the appeal hearing in Bangabandhu murder case and arrests of a few family members of Bangabandhu murder convicts.
Additional forces were deployed in all sensitive areas and establishments including airports, the Supreme Court, railway stations, bus and launch terminals, shopping malls and markets.