, Nov. 7 -- Members of joint forces led by the Army's 10th Infantry Division is conducting a fresh drive in the hills of Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar district to dismantle hideouts of human trafficking gangs.

The operation began around 8am on Saturday in the hilly areas of Leda-Rangikhali under Hnila Union of the upazila.

More than 150 personnel from the Army, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police joined the operation.

Earlier, on Thursday afternoon, a joint force conducted a raid in the same remote hilly area, rescuing 57 people from a detention camp and arresting five alleged members of a human trafficking syndicate.

During the operation, gunfire was exchanged between the joint forces and the traffickers, leaving Army soldier Mo...