'Criminal' arrested

Police arrested 'the ringleader' of an inter-district robber gang in Gomastapur upazila on Tuesday. The arrestee was identified as Abdul Aziz, 35, son of Manzur Ahmed of Fatehpur in Bholahat upazila of the district. Officer in-charge of Bholahat police station Shahid Sharwardy said on secret information, a police team arrested Aziz from a mango garden in Belal Bazar area of Gomastapur at about 2:30pm. Aziz was wanted in over 50 cases, including for murder, robbery and mugging.