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| Ex-BNP MP Nasirul held |
| 2007-03-23 |
| Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested former lawmaker of BNP Khandaker Nasirul Islam at West Malibagh under Motijheel police station in the city yesterday. Tipped off, an intelligence team of Rab-3 raided the area at around 2:15pm and arrested Nasir, an accused in many cases, including murder. Meanwhile, the joint forces arrested 1,549 people in their ongoing countrywide drive in the last twenty-four hours preceding 6:00am yesterday. Among them, the armed forces held 22 people and also recovered a mortar shell and 76 bullets, while the police and Rab arrested the rest and seized 14 firearms and 45 bullets. Eight cases have been filed under the Arms Act. |
| Posted by:Fred |