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Shibir leader held in Jhenidah
Jhenidah: Police arrested an Islami Chhatra Shibir leader in possession of a firearm and some bullets, jihadi (religious uprising) books and sharp weapons from Erenda village in Kotchandpur upazila early yesterday in connection with a sabotage case, reports UNB.
The arrestee was identified as Akram Hossain, 22, son of Alam Biswas and secretary of 6 no ward Chhatra Shibir unit in Sadar upazila. Ahmed Kabir, officer-in-charge of Kotchandpur Police Station, said acting on a tip-off, a team of police launched a drive at the village around 3am and arrested him along with one shutter gun, ten rounds of bullet, 15 jihadi books and six machetes.
1,330 bottles of phensidyl seized
Chapainawabganj: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,330 bottles of Indian phensidyl syrup from Chalkpara area in Shibganj upazila on Monday afternoon, reports UNB.
On secret information, a team of BGB conducted a drive near 183/2 S border pillar around 3.30pm and recovered the 1,330 bottles of phensidyl in an abandoned condition, said a press release of BGB-9 battalion.
The seized phensidyl will be worth around Tk5.32 lakh.
RMG worker killed in road crash
Our correspondent, Mymensingh
A garment worker was killed and 35 others were injured as a bus they were travelling by slewed sideways into a ditch from a bridge on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila on Monday night, reports UNB.
The deceased was identified Hafiz Uddin, 25, of Sherpur.
Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said the Dhaka-bound bus from Sherpur plunged into the ditch breaking railing of the bridge in Signboard area around 11.30pm as the driver lost control over its wheels, leaving 36 people injured. Of the injured, 16 were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where Hafiz died.
