Gaibandha: Police recovered two firearms and six bullets from the house of former Jatiya Party MP Dr Abdul Quader Khan, who was arrested for his suspected involvement in the killing of Gaibandha‐1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton, early on Thursday.

Acting on his information, a police team, led by Additional Deputy Inspector General (AIDG) of Rangpur Range Ahmed Bashir, conducted a raid on his house at Pashchim Chhaparhati village in Sundarganj upazila around 1:30am and dug out one pistol, one magazine and six bullets from beneath his home, said Superintendent of Police Ashraful Islam.

It is believed that the recovered arms were used in the MP Liton killing mission, said the SP.

Detectives arrested Dr Abdul Quader Khan, former Jatiya Party MP from Gaibandha‐1, from his residence at Rahman Nagar Ziladarpara in Bogra district town on Tuesday.

Earlier, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Rangpur Range Khandaker Golam Faruk on Wednesday claimed that former

Jatiya Party MP Dr Abdul Quader Khan was the mastermind of the killing of Gaibandha‐1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton.

Liton was shot at point blank range by miscreants at his village home at Masterpara in Bamandanga union of Sundarganj upazila on 31 December.

He was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.