The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) recovered huge firearms, ammunition, magazines and military equipment in a pre-dawn swoop at a remote hilly border area of Naikkhangchhari upazila of the district on Friday. On a tip off, BDR Commander lt. Col. Mohammad Awal raided a temporary hideout of terrorists at Harinkhaia area and recovered two modern 303 rifles, One AK-47 rifle, 40 magazines, 2,500 bullets of 303 rifle, 200 bullets of AK-47 rifle and huge quantity of military equipment, official sources said. Sensing the BDR presence in the area, the terrorists soon fled the hideout leaving behind their arms and ammunitions. The BDR jawans are continuing their drive in the area to arrest the terrorists.The sources also said that Bangladesh Army and BDR recovered 500 different types of modern firearms including 100 AK-47 rifles and M-16 rifles and about 100,000 bullets during their raids over the last two years. They also arrested about 100 Myanmar insurgents including the chief commander of the Nupa group, they said.