Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) claimed to have detained a man and seized 2.48kg heroin worth Tk48.4 lakh from his possession in Chapainawabganj's Shibganj Saturday. The detainee was identified as Md Mizanur Rahman, 27, from Noldobri village of Shibganj upazila. Read: Teen held with 1.8kg heroin in Chapainawabganj On information, BGB conducted a drive along the Chakpara border around 5am and detained Mizanur along with heroin as he tried to escape, Lieutenant Colonel Amir Hossain Mollah, commanding officer of Rohanpur 59 BGB Battalion in Chapainawabganj, said. Legal action will be taken against Mizanur, he added.

A Gaibandha court on Sunday sentenced a man to death for selling drugs in 2019. The convict was Zahirul Islam, of Gobindaganj upazila of the district. Read:3 ‘drug traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’ According to the prosecution, police arrested Zahirul along with 250 grams of heroin while selling drugs at Gobindaganj municipality bazar on June 2, 2019. A case was filed in this regard.  After examining the records and witnesses, Gaibandha District and s Judge Dilip Kumar Bhoumik handed down the judgment.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected drug traders along with 4.18 kgs of heroin from Court Station area in Rajshahi city on Sunday night.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the councillor of Godagari Municipality in Rajshahi along with heroin worth Tk 1 crore from Mohishalbari area on Friday.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday arrested a man along with 1,475 kg of heroin from C&B area in Godagari upazila.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a suspected drug dealer with 1.8kg heroin from Thakur Joubon area in Godagari upazila on Friday night.