Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Special Metropolitan Magistrate Court, as part of an initiative to speed up the disposal of cases filed over traffic violations and other less serious crimes in the capital, disposed of 5,558 cases between March and August 2025 utilising the summary trial process.

Some 11,323 people were arrested through 259 special operations in relation to these cases, said DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Talebur Rahman on Sunday.

Of those arrested, 2,771 were served prison sentences through summary trials, and fined over Tk 35 lakh in aggregate.

According to DMP Headquarters, the harshest sentence handed down was four years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Tk 10,000, with an additional 14...