Sixty-four people had been arrested with arms and ammunition during the nationwide joint forces’ drive till Friday.
During this time, law enforcers have also recovered 144 various types of firearms from their possession since September 4, according to police headquarters.
The government has conducted a joint operation across the country from September 4 for recovering the firearms and ammunition not deposited at police stations under suspended licenses, and arms looted in recent times from police stations, police lines, police outposts and other places.
The recovered firearms included eight revolvers, 41 pistols, 11 rifles, 17 shotguns, five pipe guns, 19 shotguns, 10 LG guns, 22 guns, one AK-47, one gas gun, one Chinese rifle, one air gun, one tear gas launcher, three SMGs and three SBBLs.
On August 25, home ministry suspended firearms licenses given to civilians over the past 15 years issued during the tenure of the Awami League government.
On September 1, the public security divisions of the ministry issued a circular and ordered a joint operation consisting of members of the armed forces, BGB, coast guard, police, RAB, ansar to recover illegal firearms, looted firearms.
