Police, in an anti-crime drive, arrested a  woman along with five firearms and 96 rounds of bullet. Photo: BSS

KHULNA, March 7, 2026 (BSS) - Police, in an anti-crime drive, arrested a 
woman along with five firearms and 96 rounds of bullet from NijKhamar area 
under Labanchara Police Station in Khulna City this morning.

The arrested woman was identified as Suraiya Parveen Sumi, 37, a resident of 
Satkhira Sadar area.

Confirming the matter, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Labanchara Police 
Station, Md. Tuhinuzzaman told BSS that, acting on a tip-off, police 
conducted a joint drive along with officials of the Department of Narcotics 
Control in the NijKhamar area around 9:30 am, as they came to know that a 
consignment of narcotics would be transported from Satkhira to Dhaka via 
Khulna.

During the drive, law enforcers stopped a Dhaka-bound Imad Paribahan bus that 
had arrived in the area from Satkhira and carried out a search.

As the movement of Suraiya Parveen Sumi appeared suspicious, police searched 
her body and bag and recovered five pistols, two magazines, and 96 rounds of 
bullet, the OC added.

Later, she was taken to Labanchara Police Station for further legal action.

A case was filed against her under the Arms Act, police added.

Talking to BSS, Mohammad Tazul Islam, Deputy Commissioner of Khulna 
Metropolitan Police (KMP), said during a joint drive at the area, the law 
enforcers primarily seized 80 bottles of phensedyl from the area.

Later, on information, they seized the arms and ammunition from a woman who 
was a passenger on a Khulna-bound bus that was coming from Satkhira.