firearms
Drive recovers 318 weapons in one and half months
Most of the firearms and ammunition looted from police and other forces in the days before and after the fall of the Awami League government still remain unaccounted for, raising concerns that these have fallen into the wrong hands.
18 October 2024, 18:35 PM
No toy gun this time!
Questions are being raised about the security at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after a handbag containing a firearm passed through the scanners undetected on Tuesday.
6 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Man held with 12kg explosives
Rapid Action Battalion seized 12.4kg of explosive powergel and 100 electronic detonators and arrested a man at Zakiganj upazila on Saturday night.
28 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Rab busts 'weapon factory' in Cox’s Bazar, 2 held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have busted a “weapon factory” in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar and detained two people along with firearms and firearms-making equipment.
22 July 2018, 04:39 AM
‘Outlaw’ killed in Rajbari ‘gunfight’
An alleged member of an outlawed party is killed what police said in a gunfight in Sadar upazila of Rajbari district.
28 November 2017, 04:46 AM
Sramik League man held with 19 firearms
Rapid Action Battalion arrested a district-level Sramik League leader and claimed to have recovered 19 illegal firearms and over 600
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Cops bust 'militants' den', recover arms, explosives
Police yesterday recovered 20 grenades, firearms and ammunition, and a huge amount of bomb-making materials, including gel
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Grenades, arms, ammo found at Bogra blast site
A bomb disposal team recovers at least twenty grenades, firearms and ammunition from a building in Sherpur upazila of Bogra where two people were killed in a bomb explosion yesterday.
4 April 2016, 05:28 AM
Rangamati cop dead by colleague’s accidental shot
A police constable is shot dead in accidental fire from his colleague in Sukhi Nilganj Police Lines of Rangamati.
20 February 2016, 11:14 AM
Journo held with firearms sent to jail
A Mymensingh court sends two men including a journalist to jail, a day after they were arrested with firearms and sharp weapons in the district town.
18 January 2016, 11:13 AM
Journo among 2 held with firearms
Detectives arrested two persons with firearms and sharp weapons in Mymensingh town early yesterday.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Obama takes action over US gun laws
US President Barack Obama is to widen background checks on buyers of firearms, in a series of measures to address gun violence.
5 January 2016, 06:32 AM
23 firearms, 1,531 bullets seized in Sundarbans, 1 held
Rapid Action Battalion members arrest an alleged robber along with 23 firearms and 1,531 bullets after a “gunfight” in the Sundarbans in Koyra upazila of Khulna last night.
27 October 2015, 05:06 AM
886 bullets recovered in Rajbari
Police recover huge bullets, 11 bullet chargers and 4 magazines from Udoypur village of Rajbari Sadar upazila.
20 October 2015, 15:33 PM
3 AK-47 rifles seized in Bandarban, 3 held
Rab seizes three AK-47 rifles and two pistols and arrested three alleged armed traders from Bandarban Sadar upazila.
15 October 2015, 07:59 AM
5 ‘JMB’ men held with 9 grenades in Ctg
Detectives detain five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recover nine grenades from their possession in Chittagong.
5 October 2015, 14:02 PM
5 firearms, 300 bullets found in Khagrachhari, 1 held
Army and police, in a joint drive, seize five firearms, 300 bullets from a remote area in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari.
7 September 2015, 04:34 AM
2 members of 'new militant outfit' held in Dhaka
Detectives claim to have arrested two members of a new militant outfit with firearms in Dhaka.
25 June 2015, 06:01 AM
City polls: 7-day ban on licensed firearms
The home ministry imposes a seven-day ban on carrying licensed firearms across Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation areas ahead of the city polls scheduled for April 28.
23 April 2015, 12:45 PM
80 Ctg ‘Shibir men’ held with huge firearms cache
Detectives detain 80 Shibir activists and recover 14 firearms with ammunition in overnight raid at Chittagong Government College
18 March 2015, 02:17 AM