India, Oct. 18 -- A Bangladeshi minister was caught on camera brandishing a licensed firearm during an anti-drug operation in Dhaka's Gendaria area, triggering a police investigation into the incident.

State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain defended his actions, saying he had briefly displayed the weapon in self-defence after a group of people allegedly advanced towards his convoy.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Ishraque, who is also a member of parliament representing Dhaka-6, claimed that 30 to 35 people had approached his convoy aggressively as he arrived near a makeshift drug den on Saturday, New Age reported.

According to the minister, law enforcement agencies and his intelligence sources had warned him of po...