Arms peddler arrested
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday night arrested an alleged arms peddler from a hotel in the town. A Rab-11 team from Narsindi conducted the drive in the district following a secret information. Arrestee Md Robiul Islam Robi, 35, is son of Amanat Pramanik of village Goyashpur in Pabna Sadar upazila and an illegal arms trader, Rab said. Sources said, acting on a tip-off, an operation team of Rab-11, led by lieutenant commander Mahamud Hasnat, raided 'Hotel Dream Palace' at about 10pm and arrested Robiul. The team recovered a 9mm pistol and a bullet from his possession.
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