Department of Narcotics Control officers arrested two women with 4 kg of ganja in Brahmanbaria on Sunday 1 November 2026.[1][2] The two women were identified as 26-year-old Lipa Begum, also known as Alo, from Barabari in Rupganj, Narayanganj, and 26-year-old Rubina Begum from North Bishil in Dhaka’s Shah Ali area.[1] Both women were currently living in the Beribadh Pura slum in Dhaka’s Mirpur-11 area.[3]

The operation took place on the road from the Akhaura Bypass toward Sultanpur on the east side of the Kodda Boro Bridge under Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station.[1][2] The department’s Brahmanbaria district office said officers recovered 4 kg of ganja from the women’s possession during the operation.[1][2] Assistant Sub-Inspector Rabiul Hasnat filed a regular narcotics case against the two accused at Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station.[3]

The department’s Brahmanbaria deputy director Sajedul Hasan confirmed the seizure and the arrests.[1][2] The reports name no other suspects in this Kodda bridge operation.[1]