Dhaka, May 17 -- The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has announced the arrest of three criminals, including Post Collector Ronel Chakma of the hill region armed organisation UPDF (Main) group, and seized weapons, ammunition and extortion material in an operation in the Budangchhara area of Guimara in the Chattogram Hill Tracts.

An Army team conducted the operation on Saturday afternoon based on verified information, according to a late-night ISPR press release.

"The Army team took up positions in the Budangchhara area. Around noon, when several armed criminals came by on two motorcycles, they called on them to stop. Ignoring the challenge, the armed criminals opened fire on the Army personnel. The operation team immediately retur...