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DHAKA, Feb 11, 2025 (BSS) – The joint forces have arrested 607 
miscreants from across the country under the ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ in 
the last 24 hours. 
   
The Police Headquarters (PHQ) in a short message today said a total of 
1775 individuals were arrested from different parts of the country. Of the 
total arrestees, 1168 were apprehended as they are wanted in different 
criminal cases. 
 
During Tuesday's countrywide operation the joint forces seized two 
pistol, one each LG, shutter gun and pipe gun, two bullets, five cartages, 
eight machetes, 13 knives, two axes,  three hammers, one saw, two each 
including sticks. 
 
In a workshop held at the Bangladesh Police Auditorium at Rajarbagh in 
the capital city, Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury 
(Retd) today called upon all concerned to intensify efforts to expose every 
devil to justice.
 
"I am asking the law enforcement agencies to be more active as no devil 
could escape during the Operation Devil Hunt. We do not want to see 
any criminal on the street, field, highway or in the market. We want to 
bring every criminal to book. We want to ensure their trial," he said.
 
However, the joint forces on Monday arrested 1521 people from across 
the country as the ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ was underway.  Of them, 1178 
were wanted in different criminal cases and 343 were arrested under the 
Devil Hunt operation across the country.
  
According to the PHQ the joint forces earlier on Saturday and Sunday, 
arrested 1308 miscreants from across the country. 
 
With the aim of bringing the anarchists and their associates under the 
law across the country, the 'Operation Devil Hunt' campaign has been 
launched from February 8.