Man held with firearm

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man with a revolver and two bullets from Ketra village in Birampur upazila of the district early yesterday. The arrestee is Taijul Islam, 32, son Momtaj Mondal of Shibapur village in the upazila. On secret information, the elite force raided the area and arrested Taijul with the firearm and bullets, said Major Abdullah Al Mahmud Raju, commander of Rab-5. The arrestee was later handed over to Birampur police, said the major.