Rab arrests 17 brokers
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested 17 brokers who used to cheat people by giving them false assurances of providing better facilities at private hospitals and clinics.
They are Sumon Mia, Hasmat Ali, Nurul Islam, Abu Sayeed, Masud, Shariful, Dablu, Kala Chand, Abdur Razzak, Suruj, Ashraf Ali, Sazzad Hossain, Tanvir, Aminul Islam, Nasir Uddin, Razzak, Polash and Chand Mia.
They were arrested in a raid at Laxmipur areas under Rajpara Police Station.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The network of brokers took away partients from government hospitals to unauthorised clinics for a long time, said a Rab press release.
The process of filing a case against them is underway.