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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has adopted extensive and multi-layered security measures to maintain law and order and ensure public safety in the capital ahead of July Mass Uprising Day on August 5. The measures have been taken to prevent any act of sabotage, untoward incident or disruption to public safety during the observance of the day, according to a DMP statement issued on Tuesday. As part of the security plan, the number of police pickets and checkpoints has been significantly increased across the capital, with stricter search operations at all entry points to Dhaka. Detective Branch (DB) and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) personnel in plain clothes will remain deployed at all important venues. Special sweeping operations will also be conducted by the SWAT, Bomb Disposal Unit and Dog Squad Unit at places expected to witness large public gatherings. The DMP said all programme venues and the July Memorial Monument area have been brought under a special security arrangement including surveillance through CCTV cameras and drones. At the same time, intelligence activities by the Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau (CTSB) and Intelligence Analysis Division (IAD) in plain clothes will continue, while an adequate number of Quick Response Teams (QRTs) will remain on standby to respond to any emergency. In addition to the regular deployment, extra DMP personnel, along with members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), will remain active across the capital to ensure overall security. Senior police officials will also remain in the field to directly supervise security arrangements throughout the day, the statement added.  

Reports of two abandoned bomb-like objects found beneath the Mirpur-10 and Farmgate metro rail stations in the capital on Saturday morning triggered panic among people. Upon receiving the information, the respective police stations under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), senior police officials and the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Division rushed to the scenes and strengthened security measures, said a DMP press release. The CTTC Bomb Disposal Unit responded immediately after receiving information about a bomb-like object at the Mirpur-10 metro rail station. An X-ray examination of the suspicious bag revealed the image of a canister-like object inside. Following the standard operating procedure (SOP), members of the Bomb Disposal Unit used a frangible disruptor to safely neutralise the suspected object. A subsequent inspection of the bag found that it contained a tin of chewing tobacco (zarda) and betel leaf. No explosives or other hazardous materials were recovered. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Mirpur Division) of DMP Farzina Nasrin said the Bomb Disposal Unit responded immediately after being informed about the suspected explosive. "After examination, it was found that the object was not an explosive. It was an empty zarda container," she said. Normal movement at the station resumed after the area was declared safe. Besides, suspicion arose over an abandoned sack in  Tejgaon Police Station area, prompting authorities to alert the Bomb Disposal Unit. The team quickly arrived at the scene, assessed the situation and ensured necessary security before conducting a manual inspection of the sack. The examination confirmed that the sack contained no explosives or any dangerous materials. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of city residents and urged the public not to panic over unverified reports of suspicious objects. Earlier, a crude improvised explosive device, locally known as a "chhata bomb," was recovered beneath the Motijheel Metro Rail Station on July 24. The bomb was later defused by the DMP Bomb Disposal Unit, and one passer-by was injured in the incident.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 433 people in its regular anti-crime drives across the capital over the past 24 hours until Friday morning. Of them, 27 were arrested by the Ramna Division, 24 by Lalbagh Division, 36 by Wari Division, 96 by Motijheel Division, 38 by Tejgaon Division, 122 by Mirpur Division, 38 by Gulshan Division, 49 by Uttara Division, and by the Detective Branch (DB). Twenty-seven cases were filed during the same period, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Niaz Mehedi said on Friday morning. Police also recovered 24.1 kg of cannabis, 940 Yaba pills, 30 mobile phones, three knives, one electric shock device, three abandoned bullets, a human hauler and one motorcycle. One victim was also rescued during this period. Further legal proceedings against the arrested people are underway, he said.

Police have arrested Tanim Reza alias Bappi, an alleged extortionist, and four of his associates along with firearms in the capital’s Motijheel area. Four other arrestees are Md Jewel, 48, Shakil, 27, Md Manik Kazi, 50, and Rakibul Islam Bhuiyan alias Rizon, 35. The arrestees were involved in a shooting targeting the office of a cattle market leaseholder in South Kamalapur and in threatening the businessman after demanding Tk 10 lakh in extortion through WhatsApp using a foreign phone number. Mohammad Osman Gani, Additional Commissioner (Estate, Development and ICT) and Acting Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operations) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) disclosed it while briefing reporters at the DMP Media Centre on Saturday. Three foreignmade firearms and seven rounds of ammunition were also recovered from their possession. Osman Gani said members of the Motijheel Division of the DMP arrested Bappi and three of his associates near Hotel Purbani in Motijheel on Friday morning. Based on information got during interrogation and technological support, police later arrested another associate, Rakibul Islam Bhuiyan alias Rizon, from North Kamalapur. Police said that on May 15, a businessman received death threats and a demand for Tk 10 lakh through WhatsApp from a foreign number. Four days later, on May 19, armed assailants opened fire targeting his office in South Kamalapur. Following a case filed with Motijheel Police Station, investigators found the involvement of Bappi and his associates. Based on information provided by the arrestees, police conducted a raid at Bappi’s office in South Kamalapur late on July 17 and recovered a foreign-made revolver, two foreign-made pistols, five rounds of revolver ammunition, two rounds of pistol ammunition, two magazines, an electric shock gun and a foreign-made Chinese axe. A separate case under the Arms Act has been filed with Motijheel Police Station over the recovered weapons, Osman Gani said. According to police, Bappi has seven cases filed against him with different DMP police stations on various charges including extortion, robbery, abduction, attempted murder, violence against women and children, and narcotics-related offences. Legal action against the arrestees is underway, while efforts to arrest other associates and recover more illegal weapons are continuing, the DMP official added.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 425 people in the capital in the 24 hours till 6:00am on Friday as part of its routine operations. During the period, 57 cases were filed, said DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Niaz Mehedi. Of the total arrests, 39 were made by Ramna Division, 24 by Lalbagh, 61 by Wari, 57 by Motijheel, 56 by Tejgaon, 88 by Mirpur, 55 by Gulshan, 43 by Uttara and two by the Detective Branch (DB). During the operations, police also recovered over 1 kg of marijuana, 6,025 Yaba tablets, 3 grams of heroin, a human hauler, nine mobile phones, a dice board, Tk 610 in cash, and some locally made weapons from the arrestees. One victim was also rescued during the period.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 406 people in separate drives across the capital over the past 24 hours until 6.00am on Tuesday and filed 50 cases during the period. According to DMP, the arrestees included 35 from Ramna Division, 36 from Lalbagh Division, 31 from Wari Division, 45 from Motijheel Division, 59 from Tejgaon Division, 120 from Mirpur Division, 32 from Gulshan Division, 43 from Uttara Division and five by the Detective Branch (DB). During the drives, police recovered 1.215 kg of cannabis, 2,290 yaba tablets, 15 pieces of used aluminium door and window frames of various sizes, a knife, a utility cutter, five mobile phones, a motorcycle and Tk 8,350 in cash. DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Niaz Mehedi said police conducted the drives in different police station areas of the capital, recovering drugs and locally made weapons while arresting the suspects. Legal action against the arrestees is underway, he added.

Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 2,104 cases against motorists for violating traffic rules during drives conducted in different parts of the capital in 24 hours till Wednesday evening, said a press release issued by DMP. According to the DMP Traffic Division, the highest number of cases, 552, was filed in the Wari Traffic Division, followed by 415 in Uttara, 284 in Motijheel, 222 in Gulshan, 202 in Mirpur, 176 in Tejgaon, 160 in Lalbagh and 91 in Ramna. The drives targeted various types of vehicles, including buses, trucks, covered vans, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and motorcycles found violating traffic regulations. The DMP said the enforcement drives were carried out across the capital as part of its ongoing efforts to improve traffic discipline. It said such drives against traffic law violators will continue to ensure orderly traffic management in the capital.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has prohibited unauthorised entry of people within 200 yards of examination centres during the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations. The restriction will remain in force from July 2, when the examinations begin, on all examination days during the examination hours, according to a public notice signed by DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed on Monday. Under Sections 28 and 29 of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance (Ordinance No. III of 1976), the DMP has declared that only examinees and persons directly involved in conducting the examinations will be allowed within a 200-yard radius of the examination centres. This year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will begin on July 2 across the country.  

The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 2294 cases for traffic rule violations in different parts of the capital on Monday. During the drives, DMP filed 107 cases in the Ramna zone, 224 in the Lalbagh zone, 422 in the Motijheel zone, 169 in the Wari zone, 270 in the Tejgaon zone, 523 in the Mirpur zone, 375 in the Uttara zone and 204 in the Gulshan zone, Deputy Commissioner (Media) of DMP Niaz Mehedi said on Tuesday. Besides, a total of 510 vehicles were impounded and 343 others were towed away during the drives. The DMP Traffic Division will continue such drives to maintain discipline on Dhaka's roads, he said.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested three activists of Awami League( now facing ban on its activities) and its affiliated organisations from different parts of the capital in 24 hours till Saturday morning. According to a DMP press release on Saturday, one was arrested from Mohammadpur Police Station area, one from Mirpur Police Station area and another from Banani Police Station area, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Media and Public Relations Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Niaz Mehdi. Such operations will continue in order to maintain public safety and ensure law and order in the city, he said. arrested three activists of Awami League( now facing ban on its activities) and its affiliated organisations from different parts of the capital in 24 hours till Saturday morning. According to a DMP press release on Saturday, one was arrested from Mohammadpur Police Station area, one from Mirpur Police Station area and another from Banani Police Station area, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Media and Public Relations Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Niaz Mehdi. Such operations will continue in order to maintain public safety and ensure law and order in the city, he said.