United News of Bangladesh

A gang of robbers looted cash and mobile phones from teachers and students traveling on four school buses during an educational trip on the Ghatail-Sagardighi road in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila, at a spot known as Lakshoner Badha. Rakibul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ghatail Police Station, said, “The robbery took place early Tuesday when the robbers blocked the Ghatail-Sagardighi road with logs and stopped four school buses. I have visited the scene, but no formal complaint has been lodged.” Mohammad Khalilur Rahman, Headmaster of the school, stated, “The buses were moving at high speed when suddenly a gang of 10-12 robbers placed tree trunks on the road, forcing the vehicles to stop. They brandished local weapons and looted Tk 1.5 lakh, around 12 mobile phones, and other valuables before fleeing.” 2 more arrested in case over rape and robbery on a moving bus in Rajshahi Three robbery incidents in the past ten days on this road have sparked fear among locals. Residents allege that frequent robberies occur in the region due to a lack of police patrols. Local UP member Liakat Hossain said, “Robberies often take place at this location (Lakshoner Badha). Another robbery happened here on Wednesday(Feb. 19).” Earlier, around 1:30 am on February 15, another robbery took place at Fakirchala in Sandhanpur Union along the same road. Robbers targeted 10 trucks, CNG-run auto-rickshaws, and motorcycles, looting cash and smartphones from drivers.

Police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the robbery and sexual assault case involving Rajshahi-bound bus. The latest arrests were made on Monday night (February 24) from Netrokona and Ashulia. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Tangail Superintendent of Police, disclosed this information at a press conference on Tuesday (February 25) afternoon. The arrested individuals are Md. Alamgir from West Polashbari, Ashulia in Dhaka and his brother Md. Rajib Hossain. They are both active members of an inter-district criminal gang involved in robberies. Four arrested over Gazipur extortion drive From the robbers, two locally made weapons, cash amounting to Tk 4,210, two silver rings, ten mobile phones of different models, two pairs of thick and three pairs of thin imitation bangles looted from female passengers, three bags, passengers' national ID cards, and ATM cards were recovered. Earlier on February 21, DB police arrested three robbers involved in the robbery and sexual assault from the Savar area. Two of them gave confessional statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Another remains in remand till February 26 (Wednesday) for further questioning. The original incident dates to February 17, when a gang of criminals boarded a bus bound for the north, and then wreaked havoc for three hours on a Rajshahi-bound passenger bus in the Mirzapur area, during which two female passengers were sexually harassed.