Published : 06 May 2026, 12:20 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:41 PM
A policeman has been arrested for allegedly possessing 50,000 yaba pills from near the Shah Amanat Bridge in Bakalia of Chattogram city.
Identified as Ashiqul Islam, the 30-year-old arrestee is posted at Khulna District Police.
Bakalia Police caught him early Tuesday morning near the bridge in the Bashiruzzaman Chattar while searching a bus as he was returning from Cox's Bazar, said station chief Md Solaiman.
The yaba tablets were found in Ashiqul’s bag.
A case has been filed against Ashiqul and he has been sent to court, said Solaiman.
On Dec 8, 2025, Bakalia Police detained a policeman named Md Imtiaz with 120,000 yaba pills from the same area. But they released him “secretly”.
Following media reports on this, a metropolitan magistrate filed a suo motu case on Dec 23, leading to the suspension of eight policemen.
