Operation Clean Heart

Operation Clean Heart
Part of Crime in Bangladesh and Maoist insurgency in Bangladesh
Date16 October 2002 – 9 January 2003
Location
Result Bangladesh Government Victory
Belligerents

Government of Bangladesh

Maoist Groups
Commanders and leaders
Khaleda Zia No centralized leadership
Units involved
Unknown Various criminals
Strength
40,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Negligible Hundreds injured
11,245 arrested
40 died in custody
Unknown civilian casualties

Operation Clean Heart was an anti-crime operation jointly carried out by Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Police and Bangladesh Ansar members in Bangladesh. The operation was carried by the government of Bangladesh headed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.