Bangladesh recovers thousands of guns looted during revolution
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh recovers thousands of guns looted during revolution

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bangladesh's army has recovered 6,000 guns that were stolen during the student-led bloody revolution in August that forced prime minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the nation. Colonel Intekhab on Wednesday said the military has managed to control over 700 violent incidents, which included 141 instances in educational institutions, 86 in government offices, and 98 political conflicts. Bangladesh’s interim government last week said it would request Interpol to bring back the ousted prime minister from India to face trial for “crime against humanity”.

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Bangladesh Court acquits key accused in 2004 10-truck arms haul case meant for ULFA to destabilise Assam
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Bangladesh Court acquits key accused in 2004 10-truck arms haul case meant for ULFA to destabilise Assam

India TV News  

A Bangladeshi High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of ULFA leader Paresh Barua to life imprisonment and acquitted a former junior minister and five others in a 2004 case of attempted smuggling of weapons to the separatist outfit in northeast India. The High Court bench comprising Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasrin Akhtar acquitted former state minister …

Bangladesh launches drive to recover looted weapons
4 months ago

Bangladesh launches drive to recover looted weapons

The Hindu  

Bangladeshi security forces have launched an operation to recover thousands of guns, including those seized during deadly unrest that led to the ouster of autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, police said on Wednesday. Two former top police officers have also been detained in connection to the violent suppression of the protests and have been placed on remand, Dhaka deputy police commissioner …

Bangladesh interim government urges protesters to surrender all illegal firearms within a week
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh interim government urges protesters to surrender all illegal firearms within a week

The Hindu  

“Bangladesh interim government’s Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General M. Sakhawat Hussain on Monday asked protesters to surrender by August 19 all illegal and unauthorised firearms, including the rifles looted from law enforcers during the recent violence,” according to a media report. Hussain said that if those arms were not returned to nearby police stations, then the authorities would undertake a …

CBI Recovers Revolvers, Pistols, Incriminating Documents During Searches During Sandeshkhali Raids
8 months, 2 weeks ago

CBI Recovers Revolvers, Pistols, Incriminating Documents During Searches During Sandeshkhali Raids

ABP News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday recovered a large number of arms and ammunition including foreign-made pistols and revolvers during searches at Sandeshkhali in connection with the January attack on an Enforcement Directorate team by a mob allegedly instigated by now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh. During the searches, the probe agency recovered 3 foreign-made revolvers, one Indian revolver, one …

Tackling stolen arms in Manipur a challenge for forces
1 year, 6 months ago

Tackling stolen arms in Manipur a challenge for forces

Hindustan Times  

Joint combing operations by the army and Assam Rifles to retrieve stolen weapons and munitions started on June 7, however, the forces have managed to recover only 170 weapons so far in the ethnic clashes-hit Manipur, where miscreants continue to use the stolen weapons to launch attacks in different parts of the state, officials familiar with the matter said. The …

‘Only 18% of looted weapons surrendered in Manipur’
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Only 18% of looted weapons surrendered in Manipur’

The Hindu  

A month after Manipur was engulfed in ethnic violence, only 18% of over 4,000 weapons, looted or taken away from police armouries have been surrendered with the authorities, a senior government official told The Hindu. In the first phase when violence erupted on May 3, around 1,600 weapons were robbed and in the second phase, from May 27-28, ahead of …

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