Dhaka, April 12 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued an order requiring police officers to obtain authorisation from higher authorities before arresting any suspect in cases linked to the last year's Anti-discrimination Student Movement.

The order, signed by Joint Commissioner Faruq Hossain and circulated on Thursday, also instructs officers to present concrete evidence, including witness accounts, video or audio footage, photographs, or mobile call records, before making any arrests-whether the accused are named in the original complaint or identified during investigation, reports bdnews24.com.

It also said, "Without such evidence and authorisation, no named or identified suspect in Anti-discrimination protest cases should...