2 Indians held in Chuadanga

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Indian nationals in possession of a large quantity of contraband items at Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga district on Thursday afternoon. The arrestees were identified as Ishwar Dul, 37, son of Punya Dul, and Shoshti Mondal, 45, son of Nari Mondal of Banpur village under Nadia district in West Bengal state of India. BGB sources said a patrol team of BGB challenged a group of smugglers when they entered the Bangladesh territory through Nimtala border point at about 2:00pm. At one stage, the BGB members arrested Dul and Shoshti from the spot while the others managed to flee. BGB recovered contraband items, including a huge amount of drugs from their possession, according to UNB.