Officers of the Department of Narcotics Control in Bogura arrested three people, including a listed drug dealer, during an anti-drug operation in Nandigram.[1] The three were Md Farizul Islam, 42, son of Habibur Dhali of Binerpota village in Satkhira Sadar upazila; Md Alam, 30, son of Md Shafiqul Islam of Damgara village in Nandigram upazila; and Md Siddik Hossain, 70, son of the late Aji Muddin of Chakrampur village.[1] Police information described Siddik Hossain as a listed drug dealer.[1]
Officers recovered five pieces of yaba and 200 grams of ganja, the local name for cannabis, from them.[1] A mobile court sentenced all three to one month of simple imprisonment, without labour, and a fine of 100 taka each.[1] The executive magistrate destroyed the recovered yaba and ganja on the spot.[1]
The drive ran at about 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday 11 November 2026 across various areas of Nandigram upazila in Bogura.[1] An operational team from the Kha circle of DNC Bogura carried it out, led by Nandigram upazila nirbahi officer and executive magistrate M Abdullah Ibne Masud Ahmed.[1] The Department of Narcotics Control supplied the account of the operation.[1]
