Dhaka, July 1 -- Police have recovered a shotgun from the false ceiling of a bathroom in an under-construction building in Dhaka's Bosila area.

Police suspect the weapon was looted from a police station on Aug 5, 2024.

Hazaribagh police chief (OC) Mosharraf Hossain confirms the weapon was recovered around 2am on Wednesday.

He told bdnews24.com that a new tenant on the second floor of an under-construction building in Bosila's Modhyopara area found the shotgun after opening the bathroom's false ceiling to store his belongings.

He then called the national emergency service 999, following which Hazaribagh police went to the spot and recovered the weapon.

"We initially believe a previous tenant left the weapon there. We are trying to ide...