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Three held with drugs in Jessore

JESSORE, Jan 2: RAB members held three people and seized 95 bottles of phensidyl syrup, some Yaba tablets, three mobile sets and some Indian currency from Shaikhati area of Kotwali thana here Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force raided the residence of Masudur Rahman Sohag in the area and arrested him along with Iqbal Hossain Boby and Asaduzzaman Lalon while they were packing the drugs. A case was filed, reports UNB.

UP member arrested

BAGERHAT, Jan 2: Army personnel arrested a UP member from Tafalbaria bazar in Sharankhola upazila on Saturday night on charge of misappropriating rice under VGF programme and Tk 10,000 of housing project taken for the Sidr-hit people of the district. Army members arrested Jahangir Hawlader, 40, member of Ward no-4 of Sharakhola union, after local project officer Sanaullah filed a case against him with Sharankhola thana on Saturday night. In his complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the UP member misappropriated rice enrolling fake names in the VGF list and also embezzled Tk 10,000, sanctioned against two people for house building on December 24, reports UNB.

Huge medicine seized, in Jhenidah

JHENIDAH, Jan 2: The law enforcers in a drive arrested two drug salesmen and recovered huge government medicine worth Tk 10 lakh, sex stimulating tablets from three medicine shops at Chuadanga bus stand in the district town on Sunday. Acting on secret information, a team of RAB-6 led by Magistrate Abdul Awal raided the Biswas Pharmacy, Dev Pharmacy and Jim Pharmachy in the town and recovered the government medicine including saline, contraceptive tablets and syringe and Indian viagra tablets. They also arrested two salesmen - Dev Kumar and Aktar Hossain - in this connection, reports UNB.

Outlaw killed

KUSHTIA, Jan 2: regional leader of an outlawed party was killed and two cops were injured in a fierce gunfight at Kursha union in Mirpur Upazila early Monday. The dead was identified as Amirul Islam Rulu, regional leader of Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML-Lal Pataka). Acting on a tip-off that that some cadres of the outlawed party were holding a secret meeting a police team raided the Khudirpool area at about 2am. Sensing danger the cadres opened fire on the law enforcers forcing them to fire back that left Amirul killed on the spot and two police constables - Salam and Humayun - injured. Police recovered one shutter gun and four rounds of bullet from the spot, reports UNB.

Spray machines distributed

GAZIPUR, Jan 2: Department of Agriculture and Extension (DAE) distributed spray machines among 24 farmers in nine unions under Kaliakor upazila in the district on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Syed Mizanur Rahman attended the function as the Chief guest while Upazila Nirbahi Officer Motahar Hossain was in the chair. Gazipur Army Camp Commander Lieutenant Colonel Zakir Hossain and DAE Officer Bipad Vhanzan Das were present as special guests on the occasion, reports BSS.

21 arrested in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Jan 2: Police in separate drives arrested 21 persons including absconding accused, listed terrorists, drug traffickers and extortionists from different places of the district on Monday. Police sources said good quantity of phensidyl, locally produced wine, ganja, narcotics substances other illegal goods were also recovered during the drives, reports BSS.