Army personnel seized firearms and ammunition, raiding a house in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari district yesterday afternoon.
The seized arms and ammunition include two rifles, four pistols, 228 bullets, three grenades, six walkie-talkies, a wireless set and 19 sets of military uniforms, our correspondent quoting army sources said.
Acting on a tip-off, an army patrol team raided the house of Bidhu Bhushan Chakma at Rupchandra Karbaripara at around 1:30pm and seized the firearms and ammunition, said Major Hassan of Khagrachhari region.
He said no one was arrested during the raid as the criminals fled the house, sensing the presence of the army personnel.
Our Gopalganj correspondent reported that Police on Saturday night arrested three robbers in Moksudpur area on Dhaka-Khulna highway and recovered a pipe gun, two bullets and a knife from them.
The arrestees are Babu Sheikh, 42, of Rupsha upazila in Khulna, Afzal Molla, 25, of Sadar upazila in Gopalganj and Nur Mohammad, 35, of Sadar upazila in Khulna.
Moazzem Hossain, sub-inspector of Gopalganj district detective branch of police, said a gang of robbers barricaded the highway with a truck in Sharifpara area under Sadar upazila and while they were returning after a drive in Kashiani upazila at around 11:00pm.
He said the robbers blocked the road in a bid to rob them. Sensing the presence of the law enforcer, they left the scene with the truck, he added.
Police chased them and arrested three of the gang near Moksudpur area while the rest managed to flee.
Source : The Daily Star
