Dhaka, May 13 -- Police personnel, except those in specialised units, will no longer be allowed to carry lethal weapons, in line with a decision made at the meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Law and Order yesterday.

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury disclosed the decision while speaking to reporters at the home ministry following the meeting.

"We have decided that police personnel will no longer be allowed to carry lethal weapons. These weapons must be surrendered. No lethal arms will remain in the hands of the regular police. Such weapons will be carried only by members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn), as their duties differ somewhat from those of the regular police."

However, the adviser clarified tha...