Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has directed authorities to quickly recover illegal firearms and weapons looted from police stations ahead of the 13th general election.

He issued the directive at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee on Administrative Reorganisation (NICAR) at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday.

After the meeting, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed journalists on the discussions at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.

The press secretary said the chief advisor again raised the issue of the upcoming national election at the meeting, stressing the need to recover illegal and looted weapons before the polls.

Quoting the chief advisor, Shafiqul said: "The looted weapons must be recover...