Since the rewards declaration, only 25 firearms and 190 rounds of ammunition were recovered

Despite the home ministry’s announcement of significant rewards 10 days ago, no actionable information has been provided to the police regarding the firearms looted during last year’s July uprising.

Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday announced rewards for information leading to the recovery of firearms looted during the July uprising, with the highest amount of Tk 5 lakh for the recovery of a light machine gun (LMG).

More than 1,300 firearms and over 2,50,000 rounds of ammunition looted from police stations during the July uprising remain missing

700 weapons still missing, he says