firearms

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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Journo among 2 held with firearms

Detectives arrested two persons with firearms and sharp weapons in Mymensingh town early yesterday.
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.
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.
886 bullets recovered in Rajbari

Police recover huge bullets, 11 bullet chargers and 4 magazines from Udoypur village of Rajbari Sadar upazila.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
2 held with firearms in Keraniganj

Keraniganj police today detain two people and recovered 14 shooter guns from their possession in Dhaka.
Militant training camp busted in Ctg, 5 held

Rapid Action Battalion busts militant training camp in Chittagong and arrested five persons along with large number of firearms, training equipment
‘Gaibandha arson attacker’ among 2 killed in ‘shootouts’

Leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddah) killed in “shootout” with Rapid Action Battalion in Jhenidah