News in brief _2026-01-28

Two more arrested in

RAB officer murder case

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 27: Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested two more persons in connection with the murder of RAB Deputy Assistant Superintendent Md. Motalab Hossain Bhuiyan in a terrorist attack in Salimpur area of the city. So far, a total of 5 people have been arrested in this case. The arrestees were identified as Mizan, 53, son of Delwar Hossain from Chandpur district, and Md Mamun, 38, son of Borhan Uddin from Sandwip Upazila of the district. — BSS

One killed, seven injured in

Dinajpur road accident

DINAJPUR, Jan 27 (BSS): A man was killed and seven others, including a child, were injured in a road accident at Birol upazila of the district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Uddin, 45, a resident of Baniapara village of the upazila. According to police sources, the accident occurred at around 11:00 am at the Baniapara intersection when a private car lost control and rammed into a motorcycle, two vans and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw before crashing into a mango tree.— BSS

Two drug dealers held

in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Jan 27: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 in an anti-drug drive arrested two alleged drug dealers with 29 kg of ganja from the Medical area under Rangpur Metropolitan police station of the city on Tuesday. The detainees were identified as Md Md Nur Alam Siddique, 44, son of Md Yakub Ali of village Uttar Laksmipur Mondalpara under Taraganj police station and Meraz, 26, son of Md Zahedul Islam of village Rampura under Kotwali Metropolitan police station in Rangpur district. — BSS