5 agyan party men arrested in city

Detectives arrested five members of an ‘Ogyan Party', including a cashier of Sonali bank, from the city's Motijheel area Wednesday. The arrested gang members are-its ring leader Md Abul Bashar, a cashier of Sonali Bank, Motijheel Branch, Abdul Matin alias Ogyan Matin, Md Selim, Md Shimul and Abul Hossain. Tipped off, a DB team arrested the five people from Motijheel area conducting simultaneous drives early in the morning. The detectives also recovered 1800 pieces of Ativan tablets used for making people unconscious from Bashar's possessions. Briefing reporters at DMP Media centre,  Joint Commissioner (DB) Monirul Islam said arrested Bashar had been running a pharmacy shop ‘Gauchhia pharmacy' at Motijheel culvert road alongside his Sonali Bank's job. He used to supply Ativan tablets to the members of Ogyan party from his pharmacy, he said. He said the detectives so far arrested 54 members of 'Ogyan party' this year, according to a news agency.