Arrest
Karnaphuli editor held in Chattogram
Chattogram, Nov 19 (UNB) – Detectives arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from his residence at Chawkbazar in the city on Sunday evening on charge of planning acts of sabotage.
The arrestee was identified as Afsar Uddin, nayeb-e-Ameer of Chattogram city unit of Jamaat and editor of ‘Dainik Karnaphuli’.
A team of plainclothes police raided his residence around 7pm and arrested him, said Jahangir Alam, senior assistant commissioner (South) of Detective Branch of Chattogram Police.
‘Mugger’ held while fleeing with booty
Dhaka, Nov 18 (UNB) - Police arrested an alleged mugger while fleeing after looting valuables from two rickshaw passengers in the city’s Khilgaon area on Sunday morning.
Two held with Yaba pills in Khulna
Khulna, Nov 18 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a former assistant sub-inspector of police and a teenage girl along with 574 pieces of Yaba tablet from Khalishpur area on Sunday.
Two held with 264 bottles Phensidyl in Jhenidah
Jhenidah, Nov 17 (UNB) – Police detained two youths along with 264 bottles of Phensidyl from in front of a restaurant near the district bus terminal on Saturday.
41 people held in Benapole
Benapole, Nov 16 (UNB) –Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 41Bangladeshi people, including 12 women and nine children, while they were returning home from India without any valid documents through Putkhali border here on Friday.
At least 65 held in 3 cases filed over Nayapaltan violence
Dhaka, Nov 15 (UNB) –The three cases which were filed with Paltan Police Station on charges of vandalism, arson attack and obstructing police from discharging their duties during Wednesday’s violence in front of BNP’s Noyapaltan Central Office, have been transferred to Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
Man held with arms in Jashore
Benapole, Nov 15 (UNB) – Police in a drive arrested a suspected arms trader along with a pistol at Sonatankathi in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district on Wednesday night.
UP chairman held in C’Nababganj
Chapainababganj, Nov 14 (UNB) – Police arrested a Union Parishad Chairman from Choudhola bazar area in Gomastapur Upazila on Wednesday night.
2 war crimes suspects held in Jashore
Jashore, Nov 12 (UNB) – Police arrested two elderly people in Manirampur upazila on Monday afternoon in a case filed for their alleged involvement in war crimes during the Liberation War.
2 held with ancient Buddha statue in Joypurhat
Joypurhat, Nov 12 (UNB) – Police here on Monday arrested two people along with an ancient white marble Buddha statue from a mess at Chitrapara of the district town.