Dhaka, June 11 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said that investigations into cases filed after the August 5 incidents are being delayed due to the unusually large number of accused individuals.

Speaking to journalists after inspecting Gacha Police Station under the Gazipur Metropolitan Police, Chowdhury noted that earlier cases would name 10-15 individuals, with many more unnamed. However, current cases include 10-15 named individuals and 200-250 unnamed ones, complicating the investigative process.

"This is causing delays," he said. "There are guilty individuals among them, but also potentially many innocent ones."

In response to concerns over police behavior during interrogati...