278 held in nationwide drive: ISPR

Members of the joint forces, led by the Bangladesh Army, arrested 278 suspected criminals in a nationwide drive between January 16 and 22, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday, reports UNB.
The operations were conducted in different parts of the country, including the capital, by units under various infantry divisions and independent brigades in coordination with other law enforcement agencies.
The arrestees include suspected terrorists, drug traders, drug users, robbery gang members, juvenile gang members, thieves and smugglers.
ISPR said the joint forces also recovered 22 illegal firearms, 822 rounds of different types of ammunition, seven crude bombs, locally-made weapons and narcotics during the drives.
The arrestees were handed over to the respective police stations for interrogation and legal proceedings, it said.