, Nov. 16 -- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man in the capital's Mohammadpur area on Saturday evening for allegedly planning acts of arson and sabotage.

The elite force also recovered six petrol bombs, one samurai sword, one gas lighter and an Android mobile phone from his possession.

Based on secret information, a team of Rab-2 battalion carried out a drive on the bank of the Turag River, adjacent to Arab Mission Public School at Bashila Garden City in Mohammadpur at around 7:00 pm. During the drive, they arrested Md Ferdous alias Barek alias Bhatija, son of Omar Ali of Dularhat in Bhola. He currently lives in Nabinagar, Dhaka Udyan, Mohammadpur.

RAB-2 Media Officer Additional Superintendent of Police Md Shamsul Islam said, a...