India, Jan. 14 -- The Bangladesh Army has withdrawn the camp commander and all soldiers involved in a joint forces operation in Chuadanga's Jibannagar upazila following the death of a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader who was detained during the drive, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

In a press release titled "Regarding the death of a detained person during a joint forces operation in Jibannagar, Chuadanga," ISPR said the operation was carried out around 11 p.m. on Monday on the basis of "specific intelligence" to recover illegal firearms.

During the raid, joint forces detained Md. Shamsuzzaman, also known as Dabul (50), from a pharmacy adjacent to the Jibannagar Upazi...