Dhaka,Bangladesh: Authorities have rounded up about 1,600 suspected petty criminals, including some believed to be ISIS extremists, in a nationwide crackdown aimed at halting a wave of brutal attacks on minorities and activists in Bangladesh.
Police spokesman Kamrul Islam said today that officers and paramilitary soldiers had fanned out across the country on Thursday night to raid suspected terrorist hideouts and detain about 1,600 people within 24 hours.
He said the detainees included only 37 alleged radical ISIS terrorists while most were suspected to be petty criminals.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had announced the planned anti-militancy campaign after the wife of a police superintendent was shot and stabbed to death on June 5.
Meanwhile, SITE Intelligence Group says the ISIS claimed responsibility for killing monastery worker on Friday morning.
Police spokesman Kamrul Islam said today that officers and paramilitary soldiers had fanned out across the country on Thursday night to raid suspected terrorist hideouts and detain about 1,600 people within 24 hours.
He said the detainees included only 37 alleged radical ISIS terrorists while most were suspected to be petty criminals.
Meanwhile, SITE Intelligence Group says the ISIS claimed responsibility for killing monastery worker on Friday morning.
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