Bangladeshi police have said more than 1,300 people have been arrested in a sweeping crackdown dubbed “Operation Devil Hunt”, targeting gangs allegedly connected to the ousted regime of Sheikh Hasina. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, head of the interior ministry in the interim government that took over after Hasina was ousted in the August 2024 student-led revolution, has vowed the operations will continue “until we uproot the devils”. Police spokesman Inamul Haque Sagar said on Monday that operations continue, but from its launch on Saturday “1,308 people were arrested across the country”.
