However, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan hoped the high-powered probe body comprising the specialists of the army and members of different intelligence agencies will solve the riddles behind the largest ever gunrunning.

While talking to the BBC radio last night, Mannan said, "At first we have to complete the inquiry by our own staff."

On the government and opposition blaming each other for having link to the arms haul, he said general public has an apprehension whether there was a link between the opposition's deadline of ousting the government and the arms cache.

The statement of Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil on giving a 'surprise' has created a doubt among the public, he added.

Rejecting the opposition's accusation, the minister said the government need not bring arms secretly when they can bring those openly. The government should be praised for the seizure, he added.