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Vol. 5 Num 1121 Thu. July 26, 2007  
   
National


3 outlaws arrested


Police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged members of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) in Sirajganj and Khulna yesterday and the night before.

Tarash thana police in Sirajganj in a drive arrested alleged outlaws Onil Kumar, 35, and Zohurul Islam, 26 from Dewragram village in the upazila, our correspondent reports.

Acting on a tip off, police raided their houses in the morning and arrested them.

Police said they were accused in several criminal cases including a murder.

In Khulna, Rab arrested alleged outlaw Zahidul Islam alias Fantu Zahid , 24, Tuesday night from Khalispur housing estate in Khulna city, our staff correspondent reports.

Zahid hails from Harirampur upazila in Manikganj district.

Rab recovered ten grams of heroin from his possession. He is an armed cadre of Janajuddho faction of outlawed PBCP, a Rab press release said yesterday.