DHAKA, March 13, 2025 (BSS) - The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has rounded up 235 individuals through operating patrols and checkposts as parts of its security arrangements across the city for ensuring public safety, and law and order.

In the last two days, a total of 432 persons were appended through this arrangement as 1334 patrols and 142 checkposts were operated during this period, as per the statistics of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).  

In the last 24 hours operated 667 patrol teams and 71 checkposts were operated. The patrol teams performed duties in two shifts for public safety under its 50 police stations from 12:01am to 11:59pm on Wednesday, according to the DMP’s Crime Command and Control Center. 

Out of these, 340 teams performed duties at night, while 327 teams during the day. 

The patrol teams include 479 mobile patrol teams, 73 foot patrol teams, and 115 motorcycle patrol teams. 

In addition, 71 police checkposts are operated by the DMP at various important and strategic locations to enhance security in the metropolitan area.

Along with the DMP, 14 Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) patrol teams (two shifts), 12 Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) patrol teams (three shifts) and 10 RAB patrol teams with the DMP are on duty at various crime-prone areas of the metropolis, and 20 checkposts are operated by the APBn, a specialized unit of the police. 

In the last 24 hours, 235 people involved in various crimes were arrested in eighty-three combing operations conducted in different areas of the city.

The arrestees include seven robbers, 13 professional active muggers, three extortionists, 12 thieves, 37 individuals wanted in previous cases, and 23 identified drug dealers.

In the operation, a foreign made revolver,36 rounds of bullets, four crude bombs, two samurais, one switch gear knife, a knife, a dagger, two scissors, 65 mobile phones, one tab, a rickshaw, Taka 2200 in cash and others.

In addition, the drugs recovered included 6,847 pieces of Yaba, 26 litres of local made liquor, 480 grams (gm) of ganja and 3gm of heroin.

In the last 24 hours, 82 cases were filed with different police stations of DMP. Police filed a total of 137 cases in last two days.