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Jamaat leader held

18 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

A Correspondent, Lalmonirhat

A Jammat leader was held by BDR men at Dahagram border point of Patgram upazila on Wednesday while he was allegedly trying to cross the border. BDR yesterday handed him over to Patgram police. Shahab Uddin Ahmed,45, Dahagram union Jamaat Amir and joint secretary of Patgram upazila Jamaat told BDR that he was trying to cross Dahagram border to go to Coochbihar district in India for bringing fertiliser.