Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Home Affairs Advisor Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has acknowledged concerns over firearms entering through Bangldesh's borders ahead of the 13th general election.

According to him, a small number of weapons are indeed entering the country but those were being seized.

Speaking an event at the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters in Dhaka's Pilkhana marking BGB Day on Monday, he said: "It's not that a few weapons aren't entering - they are. But they are being seized. You will see seizures every day. One or two at a time, but daily. On one day, even five foreign pistols were seized. No leniency is being shown anywhere,"

Responding to concerns about election security, Jahangir said there was currently "no threat" to t...