52 including Jamaat activists held in Satkhira

RANGPUR: A rally was brought out on the occasion of the National Income Tax Day in Rangpur organised by Tax Commission Office, Rangpur on Wednesday.
RANGPUR: A rally was brought out on the occasion of the National Income Tax Day in Rangpur organised by Tax Commission Office, Rangpur on Wednesday.
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BSS, Sathkhira :
Police, in special drives from Wednesday night to this morning, arrested 52 persons, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, and recovered illegal drugs- phensidyl, Yaba tablets, ganja and Indian liquor-from seven upazilas of the district.
Sources with the district police said, during the drives, Satkhira Sadar police arrested 20 people along with 20 pieces of Yaba tablets, 300-gram ganja and 200 bottles of phensidyl, Kalaroa police six, Tala police one, Kaliganj police seven, Shyamnagar police seven with 23 bottles of Indian liquor, Assasuni police nine and Patkelghata police two accused.
Several cases, including charges of subversive activities, are pending with different police stations against the arrested persons, the sources added.
The arrested were sent to jail this morning.
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