Five robbers arrested

Police arrested five robbers at Pirojpur village in Sadar upazila early yesterday. The arrestees are Ejarul Islam, 28, Arif, 19, Taleb, 32, Hafi, 27, and Selim, 35. Police said a gang of robbers looted jewellery shop of one Nirmal Sen at a local bazar and three houses at Jatarpur village in Mujibnagar upazila on Tuesday night. When the robbers was passing through nearby Pirojpur village at around 3:00am yesterday, locals informed the police. Being informed, police rushed to the spot, chased the robbers and arrested five of them with some looted gold ornaments and other valuables while the rest managed to flee.