33.7 kg gunpowder seized in C’nawabganj

Members of Rapid Action Battalion seized 33.7 kilograms of gunpowder from Jahurpur border point in sadar upazila on Saturday.
Being tipped off, a team of BGB, led by Jaharpur BGB camp Nayek Subedar Abdur Rahman, conducted a drive in Jaharpur border area and recovered five plastic bags near pillar no. 19/5 in an abandoned condition around 8 am, said director of Chapainawabganj BGB-9 Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Abu Jafar Sheikh Mohammad Bazlul Haque.Later they recovered 33.7 kgs of gunpowder from the five packets.However, no one was arrested in this connection. The seized gunpowder was sent for laboratory test. -UNB, Chapainawabganj