2 BNP activists held with arms in Khulna

They were identified as Farid Gazi, 30, and Bishwajit, 30, of Diraha village under Rupsha upazila.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided their hideout at Skidghat where they were hatching up a plan for criminal operation in the city. Witnesses said two other armed cadres managed to escape during the raid.

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