DHAKA, July 21, 2026 (BSS) - Police arrested 349 people and filed 43 cases during a 24-hour

operation across the capital.

According to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), the arrests were made during routine raids

conducted in different police precincts across the city.

Police also seized 3,356 yaba tablets, 14.52 kg of cannabis, 99 bottles of foreign liquor, 63

mobile phones, one passport, four knives, 80 SIM cards, five mobile chargers and two multi-plugs

during the operation.

Among those detained, 93 were arrested in Mirpur Division, 58 in Tejgaon, 36 in Gulshan, 35 in

Wari, 32 in Uttara, 31 in Ramna, 29 in Motijheel, 19 in Lalbagh, 14 by the Detective Branch (DB)

and two by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit.

Police said legal proceedings against the detainees were underway.