Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- A total of 529 individuals were arrested around the country as part of the ongoing 'Operation Devil Hunt' in 24 hours till 8am on Monday morning, according to sources at the police headquarters.

In addition, 974 others were arrested in connection with various warrants and ongoing cases during the same period in countrywide drives conducted by local police.

Army-led joint forces started a countrywide special operation under the code name 'Operation Devil Hunt' from February 9 night.

In their latest update till Monday morning, the Joint Forces also recovered a range of weapons and materials, including one pistol, one country made shooter-gun, four knives,and one toy pistol in the preceding 24 hours.

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