Arms and ammunition recovered by Bangladesh police
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<strong>A large stash of military-grade explosives and ammunition was recovered by Bangladesh&rsquo;s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police at Satchhari National Park in Habiganj that is just 4 km away from the Tripura border.</strong></p>
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The special drive took place on Monday.</p>
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&ldquo;Police on Sunday night arrested a young man along with a firearm from Dhaka&rsquo;s Jatrabari area. The man identified to be one Abel Tripura Amit is from the Panchhari area of Khagrachhari. Based on his confession, we decided to conduct the drive at Satchhari,&rdquo; <a href="https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/12/27/counter-terror-police-conduct-weapon-raid-on-satchari-national-park">Dhaka Tribune</a> quoted CTTC unit chief Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Md Asaduzzaman, who led the operation.</p>
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The news organization said that some 15 rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), 510 rounds of machine gun ammunition and 25 boosters (used as a propelling charge in RPG launchers) were found during the special drive at a place that is around 3-4km off the border with Tripura. Several raids have been held by the police since 2014. High explosive anti-tank rockets, machine guns, shells of rocket launchers, pistols among many other weapons have been recovered by the police since then.</p>
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Meanwhile, the Border Security Force (BSF) has said that the fencing of 67 km of border along India Bangladesh border in Tripura would be complete in the new year.</p>
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