Man, 35, held with 3 kg of ganja in Pirojpur's Bhandaria
Pirojpur district Detective Branch police arrested 35-year-old Md Sohel Hawlader with 3 kg of ganja in Bhandaria on 4 November 2026. He was caught at Dakshin Bhandaria Muslimpara allegedly poised to sell drugs, and faces proceedings under the Narcotics Control Act.
Pirojpur district Detective Branch (DB) police arrested 35-year-old Md Sohel
Hawlader in a special operation in Bhandaria.[1][2]Officers seized3 kg of ganja
from Hawlader during the operation and took him into custody at the scene.[1]The arrest took place at about 5 pm on Wednesday, 4 November, on the paved road
in front of Babul Subedar’s building gate in Dakshin Bhandaria Muslimpara, Ward
7 of Bhandaria Municipality.[1][2]Hawlader, described by police as a drug
dealer, is a resident of Ward 8 of Bhandaria Municipality.[1]
A DB team led by Sub-Inspector Palash Biswas conducted the operation on the
basis of secret information.[1][2]The team acted under the overall direction of
Superintendent of Police Muhammad Talebur Rahman.[1]Officers caught Hawlader
red-handed with the 3 kg of ganja while he was positioned at the spot with the
intent to sell drugs.[1][2]
Police said legal proceedings against the arrested man under the Narcotics
Control Act were under way at the time of the report.[1][2]District police said
such operations would continue in implementation of its zero-tolerance policy
against drugs.[1]
Photos and video
The detained man with the seized ganja after the DB operation in Bhandaria. Source: Agrajatra Pratidin
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No court outcome was reported; proceedings under the Narcotics Control Act were described only as under way, with no charge, custody or sentence stated.
No street value, laboratory weight or additional suspects were reported for this seizure.
The new source transliterates the surname as Howlader where the existing report uses Hawlader; both spellings refer to the same 35-year-old detained man.
Locals in Dumki, Patuakhali detained two youths from Bauphal with a stolen goat on 4 November 2026 and handed them to police, recovering 20 grams of ganja, cutting tools and an auto-rickshaw. Police said the men were brought to Dumki station for legal action.
Kasba police arrested 48-year-old Jamal Mia at his house in Chhoto Bayek Madhyapara on the morning of 4 November 2026, seizing 29 kg of ganja. Police filed a Narcotics Control Act case against him at Kasba Police Station.
Detectives arrested 20-year-old Bijoy Robi Das in Krishnanagar village, Chhatak, seizing 1 kg of ganja and 1,104 taka in alleged drug proceeds. A second accused fled the scene; a separate yaba seizure reported in the same article is excluded from this cannabis report.
Kasba police arrested Md. Jamal Mia after searching his house in Chhoto Bayek Madhyapara on 4 November 2026 and recovering 29 kg of ganja. A case was filed against him at Kasba police station under the Narcotics Control Act.