Bangladesh Border Guard personnel seized four pistols, 14 rounds of ammunition and other equipment after a gunfight with armed smugglers near the Yamini Para border in Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari. A patrol team from Yamini Para Battalion, 23 BGB, conducted a special operation late Monday night near the Indian border in Singhapara village, Tablachhari union.

Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Md Khalid Ibn Hossain said the patrol identified the smugglers' position at about 3:15 a.m. acting on a tip-off. A search of the site recovered two foreign pistols, two locally made pistols, 14 rounds of ammunition, other items and 1,600 Indian rupees.

According to the commander, armed smugglers suddenly opened fire on BGB personnel as they were returning with the seized weapons and materials. BGB returned fire in self-defence, and intermittent firing continued for about eight to 10 minutes before the smugglers fled. No casualties were reported on either side. BGB said it was continuing close monitoring and strict surveillance of suspected routes for illegal entry, arms and ammunition trafficking, and drug smuggling.