Dhaka: The joint forces arrested 569 more individuals for their suspected link to destabilize the country under the nationwide “Operation Devil Hunt” in the last 24 hours till this noon, a police headquarters statement said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, with the latest figure, a total of 12,496 alleged anarchists were taken into custody from across the country in the last 21 days since the operation began on February 8 last following a terror attack on the student-people in Gazipur district.
A total of 1,231 crime suspects-662 on previous cases and warrants and 569 under the operation-were taken into custody during the last 24 hours.
The forces also seized two one-barrel country-made pistols, 10 rounds of bullets, 62 grams of gunpowder, and four machetes.