Police have arrested 2,536 people in Dhaka in connection with unrest centering students' quota-reform movement.
They were arrested from July 12 to 26 from different parts of the capital, said KN Roy Nioty, ADC (Media and Public Relations) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), UNB reports.
Besides, members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 290 people from different parts of the country including Dhaka in connection with the recent violence over quota reform protests.
ASP Imran Khan of the RAB headquarters media wing said the drives were conducted till Saturday morning.
During the drives, 71 people were arrested from Dhaka while the rest were from outside Dhaka, he said.
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