Kidnapped trader rescued
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued a kidnapped trader and arrested five alleged abductors from Madhupur upazila yesterday. The arrestees are Habibur Rahman, 40, Abdul Jalil, 55, Mansur Rahman, 40, and Abdus Sattar, 42 of Majhira village while Hafizur Rahman, 30, of Takanda Tokipur in the upazila. Rab said one Monir Hossain, 40, of Habibpur area in Kaliakair of Gazipur, along with the victim Shawkat Ali Bhuyan, 30, a dealer of Walton Company, went to visit his (Monir) father-in-law's house at Majhira village in the upazila on Tuesday. Later, the gang abducted Shawkat from the spot and demanded Tk 2, 50,000 from his family as ransom.
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