Staff Correspondent
Members of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP), a force of nearly 6 million volunteers—demonstrated a major commitment to public safety, anti-crime operations, and rural development across the country throughout October 2026, according to an official press release issued on Wednesday by Assistant Director Md. Nazmus Sakib.

In law enforcement drives during the month, volunteer personnel apprehended 12 individuals linked to criminal syndicates, including muggers, fraud gangs, and drug traffickers. Operational seizures included 2,076 Yaba tablets, 14 Tapentadol pills, 22 bottles of foreign liquor, and stolen valuables and electronics worth BDT 280,000.

The force also assisted administrative authorities in anti-illegal fishing operations, confiscating 400 forbidden "Kironmala" nets valued at BDT 1.2 million along with thousands of meters of current nets and 15 kg of hilsa fish. Mobile court drives aided by Ansar-VDP cleared four illegal structures, levying BDT 73,000 in regulatory fines.

Beyond administrative enforcement, members actively engaged in humanitarian welfare—reuniting lost individuals with family members, clearing roads following storm damage, aiding house construction for vulnerable seniors, and supporting community initiatives ranging from mosquito control to repairing rural roads and utilizing Ansar-VDP Development Bank loans to boost local agricultural production.

Under the leadership of Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud, the force continues to strengthen its primary role established in 1976 as a cornerstone of grassroots security and community resilience.