RANGPUR, April 5, 2020 (BSS) – The Detective Branch (DB) of Rangpur
Metropolitan Police (RpMP) arrested five youths from Rangpur and Gaibandha
districts in overnight raids on Friday for spreading rumours about
coronavirus on the social media.
Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md. Abul Alim Mahmud disclosed
the information at a special press briefing arranged at his conference room
in the city on Saturday afternoon.
“The arrested youths are Ashik Sarder, 20, Akhteruzzaman, 24, Akibuzzaman
Ankon, 20, Tanzilur Rahman Tamish, 23 and Samir Ghosh Dipto, 23,” Alim said.
He said the arrested youths posted false information on their facebook
group titled “CORONAVAIRUS (covid-19) SAFE BANGLADESH,” moderated by Ashik
Sarder, on ‘death’ of an expatriate Bangladeshi from coronavirus infection.
A special team of RpMP led by its Additional Deputy Police Commissioner
(DB) Uttam Kumar Pathkor arrested the youths from different places of Rangpur
city and Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha.
During primary interrogation, the arrested youths admitted about their
involvement in spreading false information and a case was filed against them
on Saturday night. The DB police of RpMP produced them before a Rangpur court
today from where they were sent to jail, Assistant Police Commissioner (DB
and Media) of RpMP Altaf Hosain said.