Talking to the BBC last night, State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar dismissed the allegation of Deputy Leader of the Opposition Abdul Hamid, saying no leader or activist of the AL was arrested in connection with the seizure purposely.

"A case has been filed against a local AL leader as the bullets and explosives were recovered from near his home," he said.

Refuting the allegations of failure of the intelligence agencies, he said had the agencies not acted timely, the explosives would not have been recovered.

The explosives were brought for use in Bangladesh as the truck laden with the stash was unloading inside its territory, he stressed.