Authorities in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation said they arrested more than 12,000 people in the weeklong operation, which the government has said... DHAKA, Bangladesh—Bangladesh police said on Friday they had completed a sweeping series of mass arrests intended to curb violence against religious minorities and secular activists, but which provoked complaints from human-rights groups who said the actions undermined rule of law.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 17, 2016 14:38 UTC