'Operation Devil Hunt' will continue until Bangladesh is free of devils: Advisor of HA

The countrywide crackdown ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ will go on until the Bangladesh is free of devils, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. “The operation will target those who are desperate to destabilize the country,” he warned on Sunday.

Jahangir Alam, also agriculture adviser, made the remarks while talking to reporters after inaugurating the newly-built "Mrittika Bhaban" at the Soil Resource Development Institute in Khamarbari area of the city.

"Many of those who attacked students and the citizens in Gazipur have already been brought under the law, and the rest will be held soon,” he said.

The ministry took action after the attack on students at the residence of former minister AKM Mozammel Haque in Gazipur on Friday night.

Following this, the government announced to launch "Operation Devil Hunt", with the joint forces beginning operation from Saturday night.

The joint forces have so far arrested 40 people, suspected to be members of the Awami League, said Gazipur Superintendent of Police Dr Chowdhury Jaber Sadek.

Regarding the arrest of five senior police officers, the adviser said the public is aware of the crimes committed by those arrested.