18 alleged robbers held
DB police and Rab in separate drives arrested 18 alleged robbers from the city's Jatrabari and Uttara early yesterday.
A DB team led by DB Assistant Commissioner Sanwar Hossain arrested 11 alleged dacoits from Kazla in Jatrabari at 2:00am and recovered a huge quantity of cables and several electric transformers from their possession.
They are Mokhbul Hossain, 60, Zaher Ali, 46, Faruq Hossain, 32, Abdul Barek, 39, Nasiruddin, 65, Mozammel Hossain, 42, Mohammad Hanif, 32, Shukkur Ali, 32, Abul Kashem, 30, Jasim Uddin, 27, and SM Rafiqul Islam, 52.
Meanwhile, a team of Rab 1 arrested seven bandits from Bhuiyanbari on Majar Road in Uttara around 12:30am.
They are Mohammad Masud, 22, Mohammad Russell, 20, Mohammad Sohel, 20, Nasir Uddin, 22, Jewel, 20, Nazim, 19, and Ismail Hossain, 22.
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