Dhaka, March 28 -- Law-enforcing agencies arrested another 280 people with suspected links to criminal activities in a bid to keep a leash on crimes amid the degrading state of law and order.

In a statement on Friday, the ISPR said the army had been working toward ensuring smooth Eid travels and prevention of ticket bootlegging with heightened vigilance.

From Mar 20-26, units of different infantry divisions and independent brigades of the Bangladesh Army, alongside other law-enforcing agencies, carried out joint operations in the capital and other locations of the country, the ISPR said, according to a bdnews24.com report.

Among the arrestees were known criminals, extortionists, robbers, kidnappers, manufacturers of adulterated food, m...