Dhaka, June 14 -- Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that regular police forces will no longer carry heavy-duty lethal firearms.

"By lethal weapons, I mean heavy arms will no longer be in police possession," he said during a visit to the headquarters of the Armed Police Battalion and RAB-1 in Uttara on Saturday.

"As you know, the role of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) is not the same as that of other units of the police. Each unit is designed for a specific purpose."

He continued, "If we were ever to go to war, APBn would fight alongside the Army. Others would also join, but APBn would be on the front lines. That's why their weapons are different from those of other units. For example, the River Police need more b...