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Police arrested 534 people in Dhaka over the past 24 hours during routine operations on Wednesday. A total of 37 cases were filed during the period, according to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
The DMP disclosed the information in a press release on Thursday morning.
According to the release, 23 people were arrested in the Ramna division, 53 in Lalbagh, 80 in Wari, 66 in Motijheel, 95 in Tejgaon, 152 in Mirpur, 30 in Gulshan and 33 in Uttara. The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested two more people.
Police also rescued one victim during the operations.
The authorities seized various items, including one kilogram of cannabis, 1,506 yaba tablets, four mobile phones and four knives.
Legal action has been taken against the arrestees, the DMP said.
