Police have recovered a large amount of local weapons and explosives from two hostels of Chittagong Government College.
The drive started around 12:30pm on Thursday.
An assistant commissioner of Chittagong Police, Shah Abdur Rouf, said: “The hostels are empty. We broke the locks of the rooms and went in.”
The police found weapons, petrol, crude bombs and bomb making materials.
“The drive is still on,” he said.
Meanwhile, police have detained one person in this connection.