Dhaka, May 22 -- The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) has clarified the position of the Bangladesh Army regarding 626 individuals who took temporary refuge inside various military cantonments across the country following the mass uprising of July-August 2024.

In a press statement issued on Thursday night, ISPR stated that after the fall of the previous government during the student-people-led uprising, the overall law and order situation in the country deteriorated significantly due to the activities of certain conspiratorial elements.

According to ISPR, the breakdown in security led to attacks on government offices and police stations, violence against political activists and supporters, arson, mob justice, theft, and...