10kg gunpowder recovered in C'nawabganj

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday recovered around 10 kilogrammes of gunpowder from bordering Sarkarpara area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj.

"Acting on a tip-off, a BGB team from Wahedpur border observation post went to Sarkarpara, some 500 yards away from the border pillar no 13, around 1:00pm and recovered the gunpowder  from four abandoned bags," said Lt Col Ahmed Junaed Alam Khan, commanding officer of  9th BGB Battalion in Chapainawabganj.

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