BNP activist held with 16 cocktails in Kaliganj

Jhenaidah Correspondent

Joint forces have detained a BNP activist named Razzaq Mollah (55) with 16 cocktails from Pir Gopalpur village in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah.

He was arrested during a raid at his home around 3:00 AM on Monday (June 16). The arrested Razzaq Mollah is the son of Absar Ali Mollah from the same village.

Kaliganj Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC-in-charge) Shahidul Islam Howlader said that based on secret information, police and army conducted the operation and recovered the cocktails along with materials used to make them. Preparations are underway to file a case in this regard.

It has been learned that Razzaq Mollah is the father of Abu Taher, joint convener of Kaliganj Upazila Chhatra Dal, and an active BNP activist.

Regarding the matter, the former general secretary of Jamal Union BNP said, “Although the arrested individual is a party activist, the party will not take responsibility for the cocktails recovered from him.”