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599 police stations among 639 restart operations

42 police personnel killed, 507 injured in recent clashes: IGP
Staff Correspondent
11 Aug 2024 17:42:05 | Update: 11 Aug 2024 19:08:55
599 police stations among 639 restart operations
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Operations of 599 police stations, out of 639, have resumed across the country as of 3pm on Sunday, according to the Police Headquarters.

Of these, 97 police stations out of 110 are functional in the metropolitan cities while 502 police stations out of 529 in districts, it said.

The services of most of the police stations remained suspended after the fall of Hasina government on August 5 following attacks on the police stations across the country amid mass upsurge.

Some police stations were set on fire forcing policemen to flee.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam on Sunday said 42 police personnel were killed and 507 injured in the recent clashes.

Of the injured, 27 have been undergoing treatment at Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital.

Earlier, there were incidents of severe civil unrest involving the destruction and burning of several police stations nationwide in response to the fall of the Awami League government. As a result, all police station operations in the country came to a halt.

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