Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The interim government has decided to immediately launch "Operation Devil Hunt Phase 2" to intensify security operations against what it described as fascist terrorist networks and to recover looted and illegal firearms, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Saturday.
The decision was taken at an urgent law and order meeting at the Secretariat, held a day after the gun attack on Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Jahangir said ongoing operations to seize illegal weapons would be further strengthened and expedited as part of the new phase.
The government had earlier launched the nationwide security drive, titled "Operation Devil Hu...