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2006-01-17 | |||||||||
![]() A regional leader of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML-Janajuddho) was killed in 'crossfire' during a shootout between his gang and police in Chuadanga early yesterday.
According to Chuadanga police, Jessore police arrested (Step one) Sonu from Dadpur village in Chougachha upazila with his two accomplices on Sunday noon.
2 drug smugglers held in Ctg CHITTAGONG, Jan 16:–Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) in a raid conducted late last night at city’s Halishahar area detained two drug smugglers and seized 55 Phensidyles from their possession. Police identified the culprits as Mohammad Mohi Uddin (28) and Mohammad Jamal (35). The detainees during the questioning confessed that they had been smuggling drugs under the direct supervision of Dail Karim of the area. They were handed over to Halishahar police station after primary interrogation and a case was recorded in this connection. Extortionists rounded up by RAB in Khagrachari Security forces stationed at Mohalchari army zone rounded up two extortionists while they were collecting toll at village Bodanala under Mohalchari upazila in Khagrachari Saturday night. One Belgium-made SBL gun with cartridges and toll collection receipt were recovered from the possession of Sanjit Kumar Chakma, 30, and Rangachua Chakma, 25, reportedly activists of the Parbatya Chattagram Jano Sanghati Samity, sources in security forces said.
The Samity, however, told New Age that it had not any link to the two persons. The arrested were handed over to the police. Foreign gun recovered in Khagrachhari Jan 16: Security Forces yesterday recovered another Belgium-made gun from Natun Chakma para on Guimara upazilla in Khagrachhari district in an anti-terrorism operation. Acting on a tip-off, Security Forces led by army commander of Shindukchhari zone Major Mostafiz, raided the area yesterday night. The terrorists ran away from the place.
It may be mentioned that, last January 14 Mohalchhari army arrested Rangahuyo Chakma (25) and Sanjit Kumar Chakma (30) with one Belgium-made revolver, bullets and subscription books. The two person confessed that they are JSS men and they collect tolls from business men. A case filed against the two arrested men. Two fake RAB members held in Kurigram Jan 16 : Two people impersonated as the members of RAB were arrested by Bangladesh Rifles from a bazar in bordering Fulbari upazila while demanding tolls. Police said locals caught hold of Nawsher Ali, and his brother Khwaza Mia while they were demanding tolls from the traders of the bazar at about 1pm.
Following their confessional statement, the local people also caught their sister Rahima Begum from a rickshaw, parked near the bazar.
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Posted by:Steve |
#2 Yes, and why were the bad guys out there at 4:40 AM again ? Don't they sleep ? |
Posted by: wxjames 2006-01-17 12:21 |
#1 Whew, that was fast! Only a few days ago the Bangladeshi police were struggling to reconstruct the proper order for these reports, but now they're doing it properly by the numbers. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-17 11:10 |