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Two convicts held in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Mar 9: Police arrested two absconding convicts from different places in the district at separate drives conducted last night, police sources said. The sources said Kotwali Police arrested notorious criminal and absconding convict Motiur Rahman, son of Khabir Uddin of Robertsonsganj area in the city and Kawnia Police netted convict Mohammad Alam, son of Sofur Uddin of village Thakurdas. Both of the arrested convicts had been absconding for a long time after being punished for various terms by different Rangpur Courts in their absence. The arrested convicts were sent to Rangpur Central Jail when police produced them before different courts today, the sources said, reports BSS.

Bus owner's assoc poll

NILPHAMARI, Mar 9: The election of district Bus- minibus Owners' Association will be held on March 23. According to the schedule, nomination papers could be submitted till March 10, while list of the legal candidates will be published on March 12, sources said, reports BSS.

One held with arms in Faridpur

FARIDPUR, Mar 9: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a foreign made revolver with two bullets in the district town on Thursday. The members of elite force conducted a raid at a grocery shop at Haji Shariatullah Market in the town and arrested the owner of the shop with the revolver. The arrested was identified as Abdus Sattar, reports BSS.

Free medical camp ends in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Mar 9: A three-day free medical camp organised by Rangpur Prime Specialised Hospital Ltd (RPSHL) for the poor and distressed hare-lipped and palate patients ended in the town today. Chief Surgeon of the Plastic Surgery Department and Associate Professor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Dr Sharif Hassan formally launched the operations. Specialist Plastic Surgeons and experts from both home and abroad conducted the operations at the RPSHL operation theatres.

A total of 120 poor patients were operated free of cost. Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) provided financial assistance in this respect.

8 arrested

in B'baria

BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 9: Members of the district police in different anti-crime drives, arrested eight persons on different charges from various parts of the town on Wednesday. The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Jamal Miah, 20, Abu Hanif, 32, Abdur Rouf, 50, Mohammad Nazir, 22, Reza-e-Rabbi, 24, Bacchu Miah, 25, Nuruzzaman, 40, and Rassel, 18. Police sources said that separate cases were filed in Sadar Thana of the district, reports BSS.

Drugs destroyed

SIRAJGANJ, Mar 9: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) destroyed huge phensidyl, locally made wine, bandrole of bidi and ganja on Roypur Quami Jute Mills premises in the town on Wednesday. RAB sources said, RAB seized different type of drugs during its drives in the district. On Wednesday RAB destroyed 4088 bottles of phensidyl, 130 liter wine, nine kg ganja and huge bandrole of bidi, reports BSS.

Fine realised

BARISAL, Mar 9: A mobile court has conducted drives at city's hotels and realised Taka 1.90 lakh as fine as those lack environmental certificates. First class Magistrate ATM Mahabubul Karim led the mobile court. He was accompanied by supervisor of the Department of Forest Mohammad Tota Mia, Assistant Researcher Sanwar Hossain, court officer Quamruzzaman and ASI Amir Hossain. District administration sources said, the mobile court conducted drives at Katpotti area, Sadar Road and Line Road areas of the city.