The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Rajshahi

As massive combing operation went on, 10 more people were arrested as suspects for Friday's gun attack on a police patrol team in Taherpur municipal bazaar area in Bagmara upazila that left a policeman dead and four others wounded. Police and RAB continued their massive operation to track down the attackers and recover the looted arms and ammunition, official sources said.

While combing operation continued in various areas of Bagmara upazila, law-enforcers also raided a number of hostels in the city's Saheb Bazaar area in search of the outlaws and the arms. With the latest arrests, a total of 28 people have been held so far in this connection, but the looted arms and ammunitions could not be traced.

Meanwhile, panic gripped Bagmara upazila areas, especially Taherpur municipal bazaar, following the incident and reprisal action by the law-enforcers. "Patrol through the areas has been heightened with massive mobilization of forces-both in uniform and in plainclothes," says a spot view of the scenes.

The government put law-enforcing agencies on red alert in neighboring upazilas of Rajshahi and several other districts after the attack and there was a combing operation underway.

Local people said outlawed-party members went into hiding after the fall of the dreaded Bangla Bhai regime of Islamic militancy in the area. But recently the outlawed party members have returned to the locality after a long silence.