Dhaka, April 28 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has rejected allegations made in a newspaper report published in the form of an advertisement regarding police raids on licensed bars and restaurants, describing them as one-sided and misleading.

In a press release on Tuesday, it said a report published in the daily on April 26 by the Bangladesh Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Owners' Association contained inaccurate and legally inconsistent claims about law enforcement actions.

The statement said the claim that police or Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) cannot conduct operations in licensed bars without permission from the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) is not correct.

It added that under the Narcotics Control Act, 2018, the DNC mainly h...