Teknaf, Jan. 19 -- Bangladesh Navy arrested Shamshul Haque, a top terrorist with warrants in multiple cases, during an operation in Nazirpara area of Teknaf upazila on Sunday night, seizing firearms and ammunition.

According to the ISPR, a joint operation involving the Army's contingent and the Special Forces (SWADS) was launched based on secret information about Haque's location.

He was apprehended during a night-time chase. Following his arrest, police searched his house in the watermelon field area and recovered two foreign pistols, three rounds of pistol bullets, two rounds of shotgun ammunition, and a domestic sharp weapon.

Haque has long been involved in criminal activities including drug trafficking, extortion, hostage taking, a...