40 arrested in Bangladesh after violence, vandalism at Awami League leader’s house

DHAKA: Forty people have been arrested in Bangladesh in an operation launched following a violent attack on a student group’s activists during vandalism at an Awami League leader’s house on the outskirts of Dhaka that left several people injured, according to a media report.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s government ordered “Operation Devil Hunt” on Saturday after the attack on students and civilians in the Gazipur district on Friday night.

Superintendent of Police (SP) of Gazipur Chowdhury Jaber Sadek said that the 40 people were rounded up from parts of the district as part of the operation, United News of Bangladesh reported. PTI