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Navy man detained with pistol
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) detained a member of Bangladesh Navy with a Japan made pistol from Rampura area under Halishahor thana In Chittagong on Tuesday night.
The detained Navy man was identified as Jasim Uddin,37, a Sainik of STW-1, at Mongla base, Khulna, of Bangladesh Navy, said Sadip Kumar Das, Officer-in- charge of Akbar Shah thana. A patrol team of Akbar Shah thana signalled an auto-rickshaw to stop at the Colonel Hat area, but it sped away, OC Sadip said. Police chased the three-wheeler that stopped at Rampura area. Police found the pistol while frisking Jasim.
70 arrested in Rajshahi, Ctg
Police arrested 58 people, including a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, from different places in the city from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. Assistant superintendent of police Iftekhayer Alam said police conducted a drive in different areas of the city and arrested the 58. Abul Hasem, ammer of Jamaat-e-Islami of Rajshahi city, was among the arrestees.
District police detained 12 leaders and activists of Islami Chhathra Shibir from two coaching centers in Patiya upazila of Chittagong on Tuesday.
On a tip-off, a team of police raided at Probaho Coaching Centre and Center School and College and detained the Shibir men around 12.30 pm while they were holding secret meeting, said Mohammad Shamim Hossain, Assistant Superintendent of Police (Patiya circle) of Chittagong district.
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