Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Police arrested Purbo Islampur Union Parishad Chairman in connection with the theft of stones from Sada Pathor, a popular tourist spot in Companiganj upazila of the district.

UP chairman Alamgir Hossain Alam was arrested around 5:00 am on Thursday from Companiganj, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) Uzair Al Mahmud Adnan of Companiganj Police Station.

He was arrested in a joint drive by the district administration and law enforcement agencies that began Wednesday midnight to recover stolen stones from the area, as per a UNB report.

So far, around 12,000 cubic feet of stones have been recovered from the banks of the Dhalai River, OC Adnan said.

Companiganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Azizunnahar said a six-member team with the h...