Pabna police arrested three people yesterday in connection with attacks on Hindus at Bonogram Bazar in Pabna on November 2.
The arrestees – Md Akkas Ali, Md Eunus Ali and Md Saidul Islam – were sent to jail. Additional Superintendent of Police Md Mostain Hossain said a total of 33 had been held at different times in this connection.
In another development, the Pabna police arrested two cadres, including the son of a local Awami League leader, on Friday and recovered a foreign-made revolver, 30 rounds of bullets and a magazine from their possessions. The detainees are Ripon Mahamud, 32, president of Maligachha unit of Awami League, and Abdul Malek, 30.
Police arrested Abdul Malek, an alleged arms trader, from Kashipur area on Friday morning.
However, miscreants set fire to a business establishment of a Hindu man in the Kamalnagar Bazar area of Satkhira town early yesterday. Torun Kumar Das, owner of the shop and godown, lodged a case with Satkhira police station.
Meanwhile, two arrests were made from two different spots in Jhenidah on Friday night. Of the two detainess, the police said Kotchandpur upazila Jamaat Member Abdul Alim was arrested for looting arms from the law enforcers.
