Eleven robbers held on

The law enforcers arrested 11 suspected robbers on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Uttra in the city when they were getting away with cash and valuables looted from the passengers early Friday.
The arrested were Abul Kalam, 42, Mosharraf Hossain, 18, Arif Hossain, 20, Mohammad Shafiq, 18, Monir Hossain, 30, Sagar, 20, Jamal Hossain, 20, Mohammad Asad, 22, Arif Rahman, 24, Ripon Gazi, 25, and Monir 30.
The police said the robbers had boarded a minibus, bound for Gabtoli, in the guise of passengers from the Karwan Bazar area at about 1:30am.
At one stage, the robbers took control of the minibus and dropped other passengers from the bus when it reached the Farm Gate.
They tied up the driver Abdur Rahim and helpers Babul and Amzad and started driving the minibus towards the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway.
As driver Rahim informed his constable father of the incident over his mobile phone, his father sought help of the Uttara police.
On getting information, a team of the Uttara police intercepted the bus at Uttara and arrested the robbers, rescuing the driver and helpers.
A case was filed with the Uttara police in this connection.