DHAKA, July 27, 2026 (BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered four illegal firearms, ammunition and Indian currency following an exchange of fire with a group of armed smugglers along the Jaminipara border in Khagrachhari early today.

Acting on a tip-off, a special operational team of Jaminipara Battalion (23 BGB), led by its Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Md Khalid Ibne Hossain, conducted a raid in the Singhapara border area under the Dewanbari Border Outpost (BOP) in Tabalchhari Union, according to a BGB press release issued this afternoon.

At around 3:10 am, the BGB team spotted a group of five to six armed smugglers attempting to enter Bangladesh illegally after crossing the international border.

When challenged by BGB personnel, the smugglers fled the scene.

During a subsequent search, BGB members recovered an abandoned backpack containing one 7.65mm pistol, one 9mm pistol, two 12-bore LG pistols, 14 rounds of ammunition, five rounds of FCC and 1,600 Indian rupees, the release said.

The armed smugglers later returned and opened fire on the BGB team in an attempt to snatch the seized firearms and other items.

BGB personnel retaliated in self-defence, triggering an intermittent exchange of gunfire. 

The smugglers eventually managed to flee the scene.