Operation Satan Hunt: ‘Operation Satan Hunt’ crackdown in Bangladesh: 1,308 arrested in nationwide sweep

Bangladesh’s safety forces have arrested 1,308 individuals underneath “Operation Satan Hunt,” an in a single day crackdown launched on Saturday to curb violence and vandalism throughout the nation.
The interim authorities, led by chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, has vowed to proceed the operation till “all devils” are rooted out.
The operation started after pupil activists have been injured throughout an assault on the residence of an Awami League chief on the outskirts of Dhaka. Joint forces comprising the military, police, and specialised items arrested 274 individuals in metropolitan cities and different areas within the first 24 hours based on main media retailers just like the Each day Star.
“The operation will goal those that are determined to destabilise the nation… it’s going to proceed till all devils are rooted out,” retired residence affairs adviser lieutenant basic Jahangir Alam Chowdhury stated.
On Friday, chief adviser Yunus urged for strict regulation and order and demanded an finish to assaults on the properties of the deposed premier’s household and leaders of what he known as the “fascist” Awami League.
Violence in Gazipur
Bangladesh has confronted unrest for 4 days, with violence breaking out on Friday evening in Gazipur’s Dakshinkhan space. Mobs attacked the house of former liberation conflict affairs minister Mozammel Haque, injuring at the very least 14 individuals. The attackers focused symbols of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League however confronted counter-attacks.
Authorities arrested 81 Awami League activists in Gazipur, the place the violence first broke out. In the meantime, the Anti-Discrimination Pupil Motion claimed their members have been making an attempt to forestall looting at Haque’s home when miscreants attacked them.
That night, unidentified attackers shot a pupil outdoors the deputy commissioner’s workplace. In response, the scholar motion held a day-long protest in Gazipur, condemning the violence.
‘Most punishment’
Residence affairs adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury assured that these behind the assaults on college students in Gazipur would face justice.
“A lot of these accountable have already been arrested. Those that have not might be caught quickly, and we are going to guarantee they obtain the utmost punishment,” he stated.
In the meantime, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Get together (BNP) has urged the interim authorities to curb “mob tradition” and restore order.
Command centre set as much as monitor safety
Chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam confirmed on Sunday {that a} command centre was set as much as handle safety.
“We hope that following the institution of the centre, the regulation and order state of affairs will enhance and a fast response will be carried out to any menace,” Alam stated.
The command centre contains members of regulation enforcement businesses and representatives of the armed forces.
Sheikh Hasina and Awami League underneath hearth
Since Sheikh Hasina’s authorities was toppled in August final 12 months after a student-led rebellion, many Awami League leaders have gone into hiding, and a number of other have been arrested. Hasina herself fled to India.
The ousted chief and her colleagues face a number of expenses, together with crimes in opposition to humanity, for his or her brutal crackdown on protesters in July.
Protests in opposition to Hasina grew after her dwell on-line deal with final Wednesday. Mobs vandalised houses and companies of her supporters and set hearth to the historic 32 Dhanmondi residence of Bangladesh’s founding chief, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.