26 Ibn Sina Pharma employees detained in Gazipur over sabotage plan

Police detectives have detained 26 employees of Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals Limited in Gazipur on charges of planning sabotage.

Gazipur Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 20 March 2017, 02:31 PM
Updated : 20 March 2017, 02:31 PM

The 12 officials and 14 security guards were detained in raids on the firm's factory and quarters at Shafipur in Kaliakoir early in the morning on Monday, Gazipur Detective Branch OC Md Amir Hossain said.

They include Manager Md Jakaria and official Md Tamim.

The detained Ibn Sina employees were members of Jamaat-e-Islami and its affiliates, OC Amir said and added that they were detained following a tip-off that they were planning sabotage.

Police, however, declined to comment on what kind of sabotage they were planning.