6 BNP cadres held with arms

Rubel, Aslam, Noman, Monir, Ceazar and Hasan - all in early 20s and identified as BNP cadres - were sent to prison when produced before the court today, police said.

They said the ruling party cadres were gossiping on the Munshibarir Darjar Bridge at 9:00pm when a Rab patrol team challenged them.

Borhanuddin upazila BNP president Anwar Bhuiyan said those arrested are not workers of his party. It was an attempt to malign BNP at the fag end of its rule.