1,075 ‘forged’ passports seized in capital

Rab yesterday seized 1,075 “forged” passports from two travel agency offices at the capital’s Fakirapool.

The elite force arrested Atiqur Rahman and Din Islam, proprietors of the travel agencies, Azizia International and UCKSEL Private Limited.

A Rab-2 team launched the raid around 4:00pm and continued until 11:30pm, Company Commander Muhammad Mohiuddin Faruqi told The Daily Star.

Of the passports, 175 were issued for individuals in Cox’s Bazar, he said, adding that there were allegations that some people were forging the passports to help Rohingya refugees travel to Malaysia with Bangladeshi passports.   

The arrestees would be produced before a court today.