Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered eight crude bombs from rail station area of the city on Monday night.
Rab sources said, being tipped off, a team of Rab-5 Shimrail camp, conducted a drive in Shiroil colony area around 11:45pm and recovered the crude bombs in an abandoned condition.
None was arrested in the connection. -UNB, Rajshahi
Man hacked to death in B’baria
A man was hacked to death by miscreants at Pikepara in the district town on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Amir, 24, a resident of Rajghar village of Sadar upazila.
Locals said Amir came under an attack by the miscreants in the area while returning to his town residence at about 6:30pm. The attackers hacked him with sharp weapons, leaving him dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the body and arrested a man named Rajib, 25, of Rajghar village, in this connection. -UNB, Brahmanbaria
Youth held with Yaba in Sylhet
Plainclothes police arrested a young man along with 110 pieces of Yaba tablets from the city’s Dakshin Surma area on Monday night.
The arrested was identified as Rumon Ahmed, 20, son of late Sundar Ali of Sheikhghat area of the city.
Police said acting on secret information, a team of plainclothes police led by Sub-inspector Enamul Haque of DB police conducted a drive at about 8:15pm and arrested Rumon along with 110 Yaba tablets from in front of the railway station.
Police said Rumon admitted his involvement with Yaba trading. -UNB, Sylhet
