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One held with Tk 57.92 lakh in Ctg Court

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 15 October 2014  Updated: 2:07 AM, 24 September 2022
Chittagong Kotwali police arrested one Mohammad Ilias with Tk 57.92 lakh while searching the Annex Bhaban of Chittagong court premises following a bomb threat on Tuesday.
Chittagong Kotwali police arrested one Mohammad Ilias with Tk 57.92 lakh while searching the Annex Bhaban of Chittagong court premises following a bomb threat on Tuesday.

BSS, Chittagong :A man was caught with Tk 57.92 lakh from infront of Annex Bhaban-2 when police was searching the Chittagong Court following a bomb threat.The detained person who was identified as Mohammad Ilias, 32, hails from Koshba upazila of Brahmanbaria district. He was stopped at the check post in front of the new annex building at 12.50 pm Tuesday, said Officer in Charge of Kotwali thana A K M Mohiuddin Selim.The money was found in a jute bag Ilias was carrying. Police is trying to find out reason as to why he was carrying so much of money in that bag, OC added. A man identifying himself as a member of banned extremist outfit Jamaat- ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) called a lawyer in the morning and threatened to blow up the court building. Police strengthened security in the area by setting up check posts at various points. Earlier Ctg Bureau adds: Authorities have beefed up security measures at Chittagong court building premises yesterday following threat of blowing of the court building . Chittagong Bar Association’s General Secretary Abdur Rashid said, the association’s executive committee member Manas Kumar Das received a phone call in the morning threatening to blow up the court.”Manas Das received a call on his mobile phone from an unidentified number (016 83 62 49 81) which threatened of a bomb attack at the court,” Rashid told the media instantly. Advocate Manas Das told that the call was made at 9.19 am on Tuesday.Chittagong Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Manjur Morshed told that apart from tightening security, an additional six platoons of police have been deployed in the court area.Searches are being conducted at the court premises and in nearby areas, the police official said.