UNB: Government will procure 30,000 units of 12-bore shotguns and 3 million cartridges for Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP). According to a proposal placed by the Home Affairs Ministry, Bangladesh Army-run Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory will supply the shotguns and cartridges at a cost of Tk 147.48 crore. All the arms and ammunition will be supplied through import from Italy, Turkey and the United Kingdom.