BGB seeks public help to stop arms smuggling
Border Guard Bangladesh urged citizens to extend cooperation by sharing information to prevent the infiltration of illegal firearms into the country...
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Government offers up to Tk 5 lakh for info on looted firearms
The interim government on Monday announced cash rewards for information leading to the recovery of firearms looted in July and August, with the highest amount of Tk 5 lakh for the recovery of a light machine gun.
Bangladeshis along border under threat as Assam to give arms licence to indigenous people
The decision of the government of the Indian state of Assam to provide licences for firearms to its inhabitants and indigenous people living near the Bangladesh border has raised security concerns for the people living in the bordering area in Bangladesh, according to security experts...
2,955 more held, five firearms, 3,134 bullets seized in 48hrs
In the ongoing countrywide anti-crime crackdown, 2,955 more crime suspects were apprehended and five firearms and huge ammunition were seized in the past 48 hours...
Recovery of looted weapons should be a priority agenda
MORE than a thousand 鈥� 1,375 to be precise 鈥� of the 5,753 firearms that were looted during the August 2024 political changeover having still not been traced is said to have exposed law and order to a threat of worsening. Official data show that the police are yet to recover 2,57,849 ammunition of the 6,12,982 of various types that were looted that time. The government...
Palak sued in Natore over licensed firearms
A case has been filed against former state minister for information and communication technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, under the Arms Act for failing to surrender his licensed firearms within the government-mandated deadline...
Bangladesh Army arrests 2,500 people, recovers 6,000 guns
Bangladesh鈥檚 army said Wednesday it had arrested 2,500 people and recovered 6,000 guns as it seeks to bolster security since the student-led mass uprising that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August...
Juba Dal convener among four held
Four people, including Abul Kalam, convener of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 youth wing Juba Dal in Noakhali Sadar upazila鈥檚 Purba Charmatua union, were held Monday morning during a joint forces operation for making TikTok videos with firearms...
53 firearms recovered, 25 arrested in joint drive: PHQ
The Police Headquarters on Saturday said that law enforcers had recovered 53 firearms and arrested 25 people in the ongoing joint operations from midnight past Wednesday till Saturday morning...
Eight arrested, 11 firearms recovered in joint drive
At least eight people were arrested and 11 firearms, including a shotgun from Noakhali-4 constituency lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury鈥檚 family graveyard in the district were recovered...
Joint drive to recover illegal arms begins
A joint operation began across the country in an effort to recover illegal firearms Tuesday midnight.