, Sept. 11 -- Law enforcement agencies have arrested two individuals and recovered a cache of illegal firearms and ammunition during a joint operation in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar, following an armed attack on a police patrol team.

The arrestees have been identified as Md Ansar and Gaffar. They were apprehended during a coordinated drive by members of the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and the Bangladesh Navy.

According to sources at the Police Headquarters, the joint forces recovered five locally made single-barrel guns, five country-made LG firearms, 24 rounds of live bullets, and six cartridges during the ongoing crackdown.

The operation was launched after unidentified assailants opened fire on a police patrol vehicl...