Free textbooks worth Tk60 lakh seized in Chittagong

Police seized a huge number of books meant for free distribution among the students from the warehouse of a bookshop in Chittagong’s Steel Mill area the early hours of Sunday. The books worth around Tk60 lakh were seized from the warehouse of Chhatrabandhu Library located in Patenga. The arrestee was identified as Kabir Hossain, 32, proprietor of the bookshop. Patenga police station Sub-Inspector Abdul Momin said that they seized the books after conducting a drive. “Apart from books meant for free distribution, pirated guide books published from different publication houses were seized,” said the sub inspector. Abul Kashem Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge of Patenga police station said: “The proprietor of the bookshop collected the books meant for free distribution and then kept them in the godown which is a criminal offence. Tipped-off, we recovered the books and are investigating if there is any organized gang behind it.”