Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has recovered 48 high-powered explosives, 100 detonators, and 11 fuses during a special raid in the Nunchhara tea garden area under Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet.
A special team from the BGB Zakiganj Battalion conducted the drive at around 5am on Saturday. However, no arrests were made as the individuals involved managed to flee the scene during the operation.
Lt Col Md Sohel Alam, commanding officer of the BGB Zakiganj Battalion, confirmed the seizure. According to the BGB, the recovered explosives were inscribed with “High Power Emulsion Explosives,” confirming their high potency.
The accompanying detonators and fuses are designed to activate and trigger such explosives.
The raid in the remote terrain of Nunchhara tea garden was conducted following directives from headquarters to intensify special drives and intelligence surveillance across the Sylhet Sector to curb illegal cross-border movement, as well as the smuggling of arms, ammunition, and explosives.
In a press release issued on Saturday evening, Sohel informed that more than 1,200 BGB personnel are currently deployed across 56 Border Outposts (BOPs) in the Sylhet Sector to reinforce border security.
He added that 60 to 65 patrols during the day and 75 to 85 patrols at night are being conducted daily, alongside special operations carried out every night.
He further explained that 40 checkpoints remain operational along identified potential infiltration routes.
Additionally, initiatives have been taken to install searchlights, night vision equipment, and solar-powered security cameras in vulnerable border areas, while surveillance is also being maintained using drones.
