Dhaka, July 2 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said LGRD adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan received his firearms licence maintaining proper legal procedures.

The Home Adviser, also the Agriculture Adviser, made the remarks while addressing a project evaluation meeting organised by the Ministry of Agriculture at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) auditorium in the capital.

He said Shojib Bhuiyan mistakenly carried a magazine of the licensed firearm and that it was unintentional. I clarified this yesterday (Tuesday) as well," he added.

Agriculture Secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian presided over the event.

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