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BGB recover firearms, gunpowder in C’nawabganj

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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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