Fugitive convict held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive on Saturday arrested a fugitive convict from a bus at Sadar upazila bus stand. Arrested Dipu Sikder, 40, hailed from the upazila. Police said, Dipu was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in absentia by a court in Faridpur in a phensidyl smuggling case recently. Acting on a tip-off, a Rab team intercepted the bus of 'Diganta Paribahan' and arrested him. Police said, Dipu was arrested along with phensidyl syrup in Faridpur and a case was filed against him under Narcotics Control Act. Later, he secured release on bail and went into hiding.
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