Rangpur, March 24 -- A fraud posing as an army major was arrested from the Jahaj Company Intersection in Rangpur city on Sunday night.

The detainee is Fazle Rabbi, 28, son of Moktar Alam from Batunia in Thakurgaon district.

Brig. Gen Humayun Kaiyum, commander of the 72 Infantry Brigade of the Bangladesh Army, detained Rabbi from the spot around 11pm and seized a fake military ID card, four mobile phones, a walkie-talkie, a motorcycle, and Tk 3 lakh in cash from him.

Moreover, several conspiratorial documents and certificates related to military recruitment were seized at the time.

Brig. General Kaiyum said he noticed Rabbi and four others-dressed in civilian clothing-near the entrance of a mall while he was out shopping for Eid. When ...