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Firearm, gunpowder recovered in C'nawabganj
Greenwatch Desk
Crime
2026-08-21, 1:14pm
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a shooter gun, one bullet and around 1.850 kg of gunpowder, along with other bomb-making materials, from a mango orchard in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
The items were recovered from the Fasitola area near a Padma River embankment under Ghorapakhia union on Thursday night, Chapainawabganj camp of RAB-5 said in a press release on Friday noon.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from the camp conducted a raid on the orchard around 11:45pm.
During the operation, the team found the firearm, ammunition, gunpowder and other bomb-making materials abandoned at the site, the release said.
The seized items were handed over to Shibganj Police Station for further action, reports UNB.