The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Police arrested one ALhaj Mawlana Muhammad Maksudur Rahman, alias Saiful, a fake manpower recruiting agent from Banaripara bus stand of Barisal district on Saturday night.

Sub Inspector Jahirul Alam of Banaripara police station said Maksud was collecting money from various people of the area assuring them about overseas employment, micro credit sanctions, foreign grants and taking loan by giving false cheque.

Local people being suspicious about the activities of Maksud informed police and police detained him from the bus stand at about 10:00 pm Saturday night.

Fake visa, fake bank-cheques, rubber stamps of different Middle East countries, false identity card as staff of Saudi Embassy in Bangladesh and other forged documents were recovered from his possession.

In primary interrogation Maksud identified himself as son of Aftab Hossain of Habibpur village under Uzirpur upazila of Barisal and confessed about his cheating business, five marriages and other criminal activities in different areas of the region.