DHAKA, Feb 24, 2025 (BSS)-As part of the move to check sabotage and violence 
leading to instability in the country, the joint forces apprehended 589 more 
people, under the nationwide 'Operation Devil Hunt'. 

In a short message, the police headquarters said 1,543 more individuals were 
netted from across the country on the 17th day of the operation in the last 
24 hours till noon today (February 24). 

Of the arrestees, 589 were captured for their suspected link to destabilise 
the country under the 'Operation Devil Hunt' while 954 others on previous 
cases and warrants, the message said.   

With the latest figure, a total of 9,253 were arrested from across the 
country under the 'Operation Devil Hunt' that begun on February 8 following 
an attack on the student-people in Gazipur. 

During the operation in the last 24 hours, two pistols including a foreign 
made, 12 rounds of bullet of 7.65 bore, and three magazines were seized.