Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Wednesday said 3,619 weapons were looted from different police stations of the country during the mass uprising in 2024.

Of the looted weapons, 2,259 have been recovered, which is 62.4 percent of the looted weapons, he said during a high-level meeting held on the overall law-and-order situation in view of the upcoming 13th parliamentary election and the referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter.

The Army Chief said the amount of ammunition looted from different police stations of the country during the same period is 456,418 rounds.

Of this, 237,100 rounds have already been recovered, which is 52 percent, said the Chief Adviser’s press wing quoting the Army Chief as saying at the meeting.

He said the forces are taking various steps based on mutual discussions to ensure relief in the minds of the people during the election.

If implemented in the coming days, the Army Chief said, it is possible to present a peaceful election to the nation.

The meeting, chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, was held at the Chief Adviser’s office.

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Advisers Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Lieutenant General (retd.) Abdul Hafiz, and National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman and Chiefs of Bangladesh Navy and Air Force, among others, were present at the meeting.

After the meeting, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed reporters at the Foreign Service Academy.

Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad were also present at the media briefing.