Fake army captain held
A fake army captain was arrested from a hotel at Islam Plaza in the district town on Friday. The arrestee was identified as Arif Hossain of Hamidpur village in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district. Police said identifying himself as Dr Iqbal Kabir Nahid and a captain of Bangladesh Army, Arif took Tk 1.06 lakh as bribe from one Nurul Islam of Milonpur village in Sadar upazila with a promise to give a job to his son in the army on August 29. On Friday he again went to the place to take bribe from another person giving same assurance. But due to his suspicious behaviour, Nurul Islam informed the police who rushed to the spot and arrested him. Police recovered a fake identity card, visiting cards and some army recruitment question papers from his possession.
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