To prevent possible unrest around August 5, police have launched a special nationwide operation. In the past 24 hours, 21 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organizations—whose activities are currently banned—have been arrested in various parts of Dhaka. DMP official Muhammad Talebur Rahman said certain groups were plotting to create disorder, prompting these preventative raids. Of the arrested, 16 were detained by the Detective Branch, while the rest were apprehended by local police.