Stolen cement blocks recovered from BNP leader's 'resort'
Our Correspondent, Barisal
Joint forces recovered a large number of cement blocks and current nets from a 'resort' of BNP leader and ward commissioner K M Shahidullah alias Haji Shahid in Bandh Road area near the bank of Kirtonkhola river in the city. Haji Shahid is a close aide to Barisal City Corporation (BCC) Mayor Majibor Rahman Sarwar. Acting on a tip-off, the joint forces raided the private resort Thursday afternoon and recovered 733 pieces of concrete blocks used for protection against river erosion and 13 current nets used for catching fish fry. Three caretakers--Sumon, Russel Howladar and Siddikur Rahman--were arrested, police said yesterday. Haji Shahid is absconding since the joint forces launched the drive to nab godfathers involved in corruption and terrorism. Water Development Board (WDA) engineer Mosharraf Hossain said the blocks were stolen earlier and he had informed law enforcers for their recovery. Earlier, several newspaper reports said Haji Shahid's resort and picnic spot was built illegally by occupying the land of a 'mass killing ground' used by Pakistani occupation forces during the Liberation War and WDB land on the bank of Kirtonkhola river. The lands are yet to be recovered from illegal possession.
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