Dhaka, Oct 23 (UNB)- A total of 11 people were arrested along with five kilograms of gunpowder from Motijheel area on Monday night.
The arrestees were identified as Fazlul Kabir alias Faisal, 38, Jahidur Rahman Rajan, 36, Abdullah Al Mamun, 42, Mahmudur Rahman Ripan, 42, Abdul Matin Liton, 42, Manik Alias Anwar Hossain, 29, Md Abu Sayeed, 39, Md Moshiur Rahman, 26, Helel Uddin, 26, Shahadat Hossain, 24, and Delwar Hossain.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted a raid at “Upokol Hotel” at Fakirapul Calvert Road of Motijheel around 9:20 pm, said Deputy Commissioner (Media) of the DMP, Masudur Rahman.
They arrested the 11 people from the hotel and recovered five kilograms of gunpowder from their possessions, he said.