RAB arrests two with 112 kg of ganja in Godagari house raid
A Rapid Action Battalion team raided the house of Mosharaf Hossain in Fulbari village, Godagari, around 1.30 am and recovered 112 kg of ganja, arresting him and Muhammad Sharif red-handed. The two men and the drugs were handed to the police and two cases were filed, as reported on 3 August 2024.
🇧🇩 Fulbari village, Godagari upazila, Rajshahi district · Bangladesh
Acting on a tip-off, a Rapid Action Battalion team raided the house of Mosharaf Hossain in Fulbari village under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district at around 1.30 am.[1]The team recovered 112 kilograms of ganja from the house and arrested Hossain, 38, together with Muhammad Sharif, 27, of Ghorashal village under Muradnagar upazila in Comilla district, red-handed.[1]
The arrested men and the seized ganja were handed over to the police, and two separate cases were filed with the respective police stations.[1]
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The University of Chattogram's proctorial body and security department detained Ledu Mia, a resident of the area around the campus, with ganja in the Kolar Jhupri part of the campus on the evening of 13 November 2026. The university said a significant quantity of the drug was recovered and handed the man and the ganja to the police for further legal action.
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