The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has announced the arrest of 40 ‘active members’ of the banned Awami League following raids conducted in various parts of the capital over the past 24 hours.

This information was conveyed on Wednesday (September 30) via a text message sent by the Media and Public Relations Division of the DMP. However, the detailed identities of the arrested individuals were not disclosed.

A text message stated that these operations were conducted across various parts of the capital over the past 24 hours. The 40 arrested individuals are active members of the Awami League, an organization whose activities have been banned. Legal action is being taken against them.

According to DMP sources, the police regularly conduct operations to control crime and maintain law and order in various areas of the capital. These latest operations were carried out as part of that ongoing effort.

Recently, leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its associate organizations staged "flash processions" in various parts of the capital. Police reported that crude bombs (cocktails) were detonated during some of these processions.

**401 Arrested in Routine Operations**

Meanwhile, a press release from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) stated that 401 individuals were arrested across the capital during routine operations over the past 24 hours. Twenty-six cases were filed during the same period. Various items, including sharp weapons and narcotics, were recovered from the arrested individuals.