Police step up tracking tenant details following Gulshan attack

Waking up to the fact that some of the terrorists had made rented apartments in the capital their bases prior to the Gulshan attack, police have asked landlords to furnish tenant details urgently and extensively.

The process started last year, police sources say. As many as two million forms were distributed for the purpose, of which more than 1.8 million have been received, police say.

However, following the militant attacks in Gulshan and Sholakia, Detective Branch (DB) spokesperson Md Masudur Rahman has asked landlords to speed up the process.

“Many terrorists live with forged identities,” he said.

“Police have conducted raids on many houses and recovered explosives from many terrorists living as tenants.”

Masudur said if photographs and other details are obtained from tenants the ones faking identities can be nailed.

Mess owners in the capital have also been asked to collect and provide tenant details to police.