DHAKA: At least 21 leaders and activists of the Awami League were arrested by Bangladesh police across Narayanganj district over the past 36 hours, as of Monday morning, local media reported.
Confirming the development, Additional Superintendent of Police Tarek Al Mehedi said that security has been tightened across the district to maintain law and order.
He said nine checkpoints have been installed at key entry points to Dhaka, along major roads and highways, while twenty-six mobile teams are patrolling the district, Bangladesh's leading newspaper, The Daily Star, reported.
These latest developments come amid the ongoing crackdown on Awami League leaders, along with the party's supporters, under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government ahead of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) verdict against Hasina.