The arms and ammunition include one AK47 rifle and two magazines with 47 bullets of rifle, 2945 bullets of M16 rifle, 169 anti-aircraft ammunition and 77 bullets of machinegun.

Acting on a tip off, a team of BDR led by Naikhangchhari zonal commander Lt Col Hasinur Rahman conducted raids on Goanchara,

Goalmara and Boiddyapara near Baishari area under the upazila and seized the arms and ammunition kept under the ground, BDR sources said.

In another operation, joint forces of the army and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) yesterday seized two SBBL guns, one wireless set, one mobile phone set, seven sets of army uniforms, and toll receipts from Baiddahpara area under Roangchhari upazilla in Bandarban.

They also arrested six criminals and demolished a temporary hideout of the gang.

A huge contingent of army and BDR conducted the raid following Friday's three-hour long gunbattle between the army and armed miscreants at Roangchhari upazilla in which two army officials were seriously injured.

Meanwhile, the fate of two abducted Bangalis (non-hillsmen) has become more uncertain as hoodlums moved from Betchhara deep into the forest after the Friday's gunbattle.

Earlier BDR Jawans on October 16 and 21 seized two AK47 rifles, 44 bullets of AK47, 1556 bullets of M16 rifle, 37 wireless sets and nine binoculars from different areas of Naikhangchhari in three different operations.