Staff Reporter

At least 18,500 people been arrested so far by Joint Forces in the anti-crime crackdown launched across the country under emergency power rules.
The mass arrests, included Awami League, BNP, Jamaat and Jatiya Party leaders.
A press release issued by the Police headquarters yesterday said 1,548 people were arrested in the past 24 hours. The law enforcers also recovered 17 firearms, seven crude bombs, 12 cocktails and 56 rounds of bullet during the period, it added.
Besides, 62 motorbikes were seized for not having valid documents and 3030 cases filed under the Motor Vehicle Act during the drive. [Read more]