24 detonators of powerful bombs recovered from Sunamganj border

Local correspondent

28 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have recovered 24 powerful electric detonators from a remote area of ​​Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj. These detonators are used to activate powerful bombs, sources said.

In a special briefing with the media this afternoon after the rescue on Friday, December 26, the concerned officials said that the miscreants had brought this powerful explosive from India to create instability in the country.

A special patrol team from the upazila’s Charagaon BOP conducted the operation and recovered the explosives.

Sunamganj-28 BGB claims that miscreants from India were bringing electric detonators to create instability in the country. Sensing the presence of the BGB patrol, the detonators were hidden in polythene and tree branches in the Majhhati area under the control of Charagaon BUP. After receiving information from locals and through intelligence surveillance, the BGB launched an operation to recover these materials.

The recovered detonators can be used to make high-powered improvised explosive devices (IEDs), said the sources.

BGB sources believe that the criminals brought these things with the aim of further destabilizing the country ahead of the elections.

Sunamganj-28 BGB commander Lt. Zakaria Qadir said, “Legal proceedings are being taken after the recovery of powerful explosives. BGB is working on the instructions of higher authorities to control crime and prevent smuggling at the border.”