Police arrested five robbers along with sharp weapons while preparing for robbery at Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sitakunda area early yesterday. The arrestees were identified as Md Mubarak, 20, Zahid Hasan Rubel, 22, Md Rubel, 23, Jashim Uddin, 25, and Nurun Nabi alias Nayan, 18, all of them are local resident of Kumira area. “On information, while they were taking preparation committing robbery at passenger bus in Kumira area, we have conducted a drive and nabbed the five members of the robber gang at around 3am.