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Drug trader held with liquor
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested an alleged drug trader with foreign beer and wine from Patenga area in Chittagong on Saturday.
The arrestee was Mohammad Saber, 26, hailed from Chunnupara village under Anwara upazila of the district.
Being informed, a team of RAB-7 raided the area and arrested Saber with 44 cans of foreign beer and 14 bottles of foreign wine at around 12.30 am, said ASP Mimtanur Rahman, Assistant Director (Media) of RAB-7.
A case was filed in this connection and the arrested was handed over to police.
Krishibid Day observed
Gazipur unit of the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) observed the Krishibid Day-2016 yesterday.
Scientists and agronomists from different institutes, including Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, National Agriculture Training Academy, Seed certification Agency, Gazipur fishery office and Livestock department, participated in the programme.
A colorful procession was brought out from Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute premises that was paraded the Dhaka-Gazipur road and ended on the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) premises.
Later, a discussion was held at BRRI which was presided over by the president of the organisation Krishna Pada Halder.
One arrested with yaba
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug trader with 992 yaba tablets from Vadra crossing area under Boalia Police Station in Rajshahi on Saturday night.
The arrestee was Masud Rana, 35, of Tatarpur area under Charghat upazila of the district, RAB sources said here today.
On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a sudden raid in the area and nabbed Masud with the contraband drugs.
A case was recorded with the police station in this connection and the arrested person and seized goods were handed over to the police.
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