Four more machine guns, eight rounds of bullets of rocket launcher and huge amount of ammunitions have been recovered from the bordering Satchhari forest of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj on Wednesday.
Rab 9 Srimangal Camp In-charge Sana Shaminur Rahman has told the Dhaka Tribune.
In this regard, a press briefing will be held at noon, he said, adding that Rab DG Muklesur Rahman will attend the briefing.
Driving to find out more arms at the forest is underway, he added.
A huge cache of arms and ammunitions have been recovered from the bordering Satchhari forest of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj on Tuesday.
The cash included 184 pieces of 40m rocket shells, 153 rocket launcher charges and other warheads.
RAB recovered the anti-tank ammunitions and charges from a bunker inside the remote forest in a daylong raid.
The elite crime busters have also identified six more similar bunkers in the area, said RAB media wing Director Habibur Rahman.
“The bunkers are located 10-15 feet under the Satchhari forest ground. We will continue the drive for a few more days to recover more arms and ammunitions from the forest and the adjoining areas,” the RAB official said.
A dog squad and a bomb disposal team of RAB jointly conducted the operation. The stash was left unattended inside the bunker.
The RAB official said another drive was also being conducted in different parts of the area to nab those who kept the firearms. However, they are yet to officially disclose who had left those there.