At least eight authorised arms dealers in the country are involved in a syndicate that sells weapons to criminals, claimed law enforcers.

Six people are sued in connection to the arms haul from the lake in Narayanganj’s Rupganj as authorities start drying up water for further search.

Rapid Action Battalion detains an alleged illegal arms trader and seized arms and ammunition from his possession in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal hints that the arms and ammo recovered by members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sherpur district belong to an Indian separatist group.