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CHATTOGRAM, Oct 10, 2025 (BSS) – Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) conducted a joint operation at three hideouts of top terrorists and arrested three individuals with a huge amount of arms, ammunition, and drugs.

CMP police provided this information in a press release today. 

The release stated that under the supervision of CMP Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Amirul Islam, Chandgaon and Panchlaish police stations conducted a joint operation with the assistance of SWAT teams at various locations from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning.

During the operation, police arrested Md. Belal, 28, Hridoy Barua, 30, and Md. Azad, 23.

Deputy Police Commissioner (North) Amirul Islam informed that a total of 13 firearms were seized from the arrested individuals, including five foreign pistols, one foreign single-barreled short gun, two foreign single-barreled long guns, two country-made short gun-like pipe guns, one country-made short shooter gun, and two country-made single-barreled long guns.

Additionally, the authorities recovered 58 live gun cartridges, two shells, 13 pistol magazines, 95 pistol bullets, nine firecrackers, Tk 4,20,000 in cash, a money-counting machine, two walkie-talkies, a drone, seven CCTV cameras, two DVRs, two drill machines, an electric cutter, a rod cutter blade, a knife, four wrenches of different sizes, a monitor, two pliers, a tip knife, 12 iron rods of different sizes, 3,500 pieces of Yaba, 5.5 kg of marijuana, and a motorcycle.

He stated that at least 30 terrorists, including top terrorists Shahidul Islam and Ayub Ali, managed to escape upon sensing police’s presence.

Legal measures have been initiated against both the apprehended and fugitive suspects.