BGB recover firearms, gunpowder in C’nawabganj


FE Team | Published: December 19, 2018 11:32:27 | Updated: December 20, 2018 11:36:06


BGB recover firearms, gunpowder in C’nawabganj

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered two pistols, two magazines, 11 rounds of bullet and 5.5 kilograms of gunpowder from Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Tuesday night.

BGB sources said a team of the border force recovered the firearms and ammunition during a special drive in Tarapur field on the frontier with India.

The BGB members challenged a group of smugglers as they entered Bangladesh territory after being chased by Indian Border Security Force (BSF).

Being confronted by the BGB, the smugglers fled away leaving behind a bag. After searching the bag, the BGB members found the weapons and ammunition, reports BSS.

The recovered items were then handed over to the local police.

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