Drives will be conducted to seize arms and ammunition entering the country illegally, said Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Sunday. “According to reports of intelligence agencies, many arms and ammunition are entering the country illegally and drives will be conducted in the areas where illegal arms smuggling is taking place on specific information,” he said. The minister revealed this information while talking to reporters after the cabinet committee meeting on law and order situation at the Home Ministry. Many people have made fake licences for arms and these will be scrutinised, he added. Talking about Rohingya, Mozammel said “The Rohingyas do not want to leave the country. In order to facilitate their return to their own country, the law and order situation will be maintained at the Rohingya camps apart from the diplomatic efforts. Besides, the NGOs working at the Rohingya camps have to disclose details of their money given by different organisations to see how much money they spent for Rohingyas. “There are allegations about many NGOs that they do terror financing…It will be investigated,” he said. Referring to cybercrime, the minister said law enforcement agencies are trying and they have sent letters to different social networking sites including Facebook, and Youtube but no response has come yet. Also read: 3 ‘members of new militant outfit’ held with arms, explosives in Bandarban He also demanded the opening of an office of social networking sites by which false propaganda can be controlled. Referring to the drug issue, Mozammel said a discussion was held over how to control the use of drugs. Already, a list has been published naming the drug peddlers, drug users and smugglers, but a permanent list will be made, he said. Also read: Smuggled firearms “from India” causing concern for Bangladesh law enforcers Besides, a brief discussion was held over the security ahead of the February 21st as measures hasve been taken to ensure security for diplomats as they can pay tribute easily, said the minister. Talking about the law and order situation, Mozammel said “The law and order situation is normal now and we are satisfied with it.” He also urged the law enforcers to refrain from doing anything which can tarnish the image of the law enforcers.  

A Juba League (JL) member and his associate were arrested with a foreign pistol, six rounds of bullets and a magazine from Sadar upazila Friday night. The arrestees were identified as Shahidul Islam Mojnu, 47, a member of the district JL and also chairman of Ishan Gopalpur union parishad, and his associate Sohail Hossain, 35, a resident of Baitula Aman area of the Sadar upazila. OC Md Rakibul Islam said they conducted a drive in Babuparra area under the Ishan Gopalpur union around 8:30pm on secret information. During the drive, the DB members detained Mojnu and his associate Sohail with the pistol and other ammos. Legal action against them was underway, said Rakibul. Read: UP chairman arrested over clash at AL conference in Rajshahi

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man along with two illegal firearms and ammunition from Satkhira border early Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Md Badruzzaman, 34, son of Dabir Uddin of village Uttar Vadiali under Kalaroa police station in Satkhira district. Sources at the BGB headquarters here on Saturday said based on secret information, a special patrol team of BGB) conducted anti-smuggling drives at Uttarar Vadiali, 500 yards inside Bangladesh territory from Satkhira border at around 00:45 am. Also read: Man held with drugs in Teknaf During the drive, the patrol team recovered one foreign pistol , two rounds of bullet and one locally made pistol and detained Md Badruzzaman, said Public Relations Officer of the BGB headquarters Md Shariful Islam. The seized arms and ammunition were handed over to the Kalaroa police station for legal action against the accused. Also read: Ctg woman buys Yaba pills to frame hubby, held

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Police in a drive seized firearms, ammunition and bomb making materials from a student dormitory at Sheikhhati in the suburb area of the district early Wednesday.