An Indian couple has been detained with firearms at Shibganj in Chapainawabganj during a joint raid of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The detainees are Md Kadir Sheikh, 57, and his wife Aleknur Bibi, 53. He said they caught Kadir and his wife red-handed around 1am near the house of one Khaled Hossain Babu when they were selling guns. Four USA-made pistols, eight magazines and 27 bullets were seized from the two at that time, said ASP Khan. He added that during primary interrogation, the quinquagenarian couple confessed that they had been selling illegal firearms for a long time in Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 19, 2017 15:33 UTC