Overview
- Reports citing Dhaka Metropolitan Police sources say about 7,000 officers participated across 142 locations, including near interim leader Muhammad Yunus’s residence.
- Witnesses saw officers in riot gear conducting bag checks and vehicle inspections at key intersections across the capital.
- The DMP spokesman said the operation formed part of routine quick‑response drills to ensure preparedness for emergencies.
- An official speaking on condition of anonymity said the drill was also intended to deter potential unrest linked to the November 13 programme announced by Awami League figures.
- The exercise followed the army’s withdrawal of roughly half of its 60,000 policing troops three days earlier, as police report at least 3,000 Awami League activists arrested and the tribunal moves toward setting a date for a verdict in Sheikh Hasina’s case.