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12 kg gold seized at airport

UNB, Dhaka

 Customs preventive team, with the help of National Security Intelligence (NSI), seized 12kg gold from a toilet of an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday.

The flight of Biman landed at the Airport from Abu Dhabi via Chattogram around 9:20am.

Being a tipped off, the team raided the aircraft and recovered the gold around 10:20am in an abandoned condition, said Othello Chowdhury, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Customs House.

2 held with fake currencies

UNB, Khulna

Detectives arrested two people along with fake currencies worth Tk 38,000 from Jamira Bazar in Fultola upazila on Sunday night.

The arrestees are Anisur Rahman, 26, son of Abdul Aziz, hailing from Satkhira district, and Abul Hossain, son of Mozammel Talukder of Tala upazila.

Tipped off, a team of Detective Branch of police conducted a drive at the bazaar around 8:30pm and arrested the duo along with the fake currencies, said Lutfar Rahman, s sub-inspector of district DB Branch.

4 ‘muggers’ held in capital

UNB, Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four suspected muggers from in front of Trauma Surgical Centre on Mirpur Road in the city on Saturday night.

The arrestees are Md Rubel, 18, Md Limon, 22, Md Tutul, 22, and Md Tousif, 18. A gang of muggers were trying to snatch away the vanity bag of a woman in front in the area around 9:30 pm, said ASP Mohammad Saiful Islam of RAB-2. As the woman started screaming, a team of RAB-2 went to the spot and caught the four suspected muggers while they were trying to flee, he said.

DNCC cleanliness drive from Apr

UNB, Dhaka

Newly elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam on Sunday said that the DNCC authorities will begin a special cleanliness drive from next month to build a green and clean city.

He also directed the authorities concerned to remove all kinds of graffiti, advertisement, posters and festoons from the walls and electric poles of the city.

“I think, participation of all is necessary for building a nice, pollution-free and clean Dhaka,” he said at a press briefing at North Nagar Bhaban in Gulshan area.

Two held on charge of killing

BSS, Khulna

A special team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6 today arrested two suspected killers of youth Habibur Rahman, a brick kiln contractor of Satkhira district, from different areas of Khulna.

Special Company Commander of the RAB-6 Major Shamim Sarkar said the RAB team arrested a youth Asaduzzaman on charge of killing Habibur from city’s Fulbarigate area yesterday.

 

news in brief

12 kg gold seized at airport UNB, Dhaka Customs preventive team, with the help of National Security Intelligence (NSI), seized 12kg gold from a toilet of an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday. The flight of Biman landed at the Airport from Abu Dhabi via Chattogram around 9:20am. Being a tipped off, the team raided the aircraft and recovered the gold around 10:20am in an abandoned condition, said Othello Chowdhury, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Customs House. 2 held with fake currencies UNB, Khulna Detectives arrested two people along with fake currencies worth Tk 38,000 from Jamira Bazar in Fultola upazila on Sunday night. The arrestees are Anisur Rahman, 26, son of Abdul Aziz, hailing from Satkhira district, and Abul Hossain, son of Mozammel Talukder of Tala upazila. Tipped off, a team of Detective Branch of police conducted a drive at the bazaar around 8:30pm and arrested the duo along with the fake currencies, said Lutfar Rahman, s sub-inspector of district DB Branch. 4 muggers held in capital UNB, Dhaka Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four suspected muggers from in front of Trauma Surgical Centre on Mirpur Road in the city on Saturday night. The arrestees are Md Rubel, 18, Md Limon, 22, Md Tutul, 22, and Md Tousif, 18. A gang of muggers were trying to snatch away the vanity bag of a woman in front in the area around 9:30 pm, said ASP Mohammad Saiful Islam of RAB-2. As the woman started screaming, a team of RAB-2 went to the spot and caught the four suspected muggers while they were trying to flee, he said. DNCC cleanliness drive from Apr UNB, Dhaka Newly elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam on Sunday said that the DNCC authorities will begin a special cleanliness drive from next month to build a green and clean city. He also directed the authorities concerned to remove all kinds of graffiti, advertisement, posters and festoons from the walls and electric poles of the city. I think, participation of all is necessary for building a nice, pollution-free and clean Dhaka, he said at a press briefing at North Nagar Bhaban in Gulshan area. Two held on charge of killing BSS, Khulna A special team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6 today arrested two suspected killers of youth Habibur Rahman, a brick kiln contractor of Satkhira district, from different areas of Khulna. Special Company Commander of the RAB-6 Major Shamim Sarkar said the RAB team arrested a youth Asaduzzaman on charge of killing Habibur from citys Fulbarigate area yesterday.