Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Police have beefed up security in Dhaka ahead of the banned Awami League's announced programme on Nov 13. Law enforcers have conducted overnight raids in different hotels and shared accommodations as Awami League leaders and activists head to the capital for the protest.

On Tuesday, the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 44 people in the city, police said. Apart from this, eight crime divisions of the DMP arrested more people in separate raids.

On Tuesday night, police conducted raids on residential hotels in various areas of the city, including Bangabandhu Avenue, Fakirapool, Kakrail, and Elephant Road, in search of Awami League leaders and activists.

During the operation, information o...