Bangladesh launches drive to recover looted weapons
The HinduBangladeshi security forces have launched an operation to recover thousands of guns, including those seized during deadly unrest that led to the ouster of autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, police said on Wednesday. Two former top police officers have also been detained in connection to the violent suppression of the protests and have been placed on remand, Dhaka deputy police commissioner Obaidur Rahman said. They include former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, who quit a day after Ms. Hasina fled and has been taken into custody, Dhaka Metropolitan Police said in a statement late on Tuesday. Another top officer, AKM Shahidul Haque, who had been police chief from 2014 to 2018, was detained on Tuesday and placed on remand for seven days, Rahman said.
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