The last date of surrendering legal weapons in Bangladesh expired on Friday. Although a lot of legal and licensed weapons have been deposited in different police stations , it is thought that a lot of arms and ammunitions have not been accounted for. Besides it is generally thought that there are innumerable illegal weapons are used in criminal activities all over Bangladesh .
The military in Bangladesh have cracked down on the criminals and a drive is going on against possessions of any illegal arms .
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