Manikganj District Correspondent: Gopal Rajbanshi
A mobile court in Manikganj has sentenced six men to varying terms of simple imprisonment and monetary fines following an anti-narcotics raid in the district town. Conducted on Thursday, 12 November 2026, under the initiative of the Manikganj District Office of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), the operation targeted an illicit gathering in the Bagia area under Manikganj Sadar Police Station. Officers recovered 15 pieces of Yaba tablets during the drive and filed six separate mobile court cases against the offenders for consuming narcotics and disrupting social order.
According to officials involved in the operation, the raid took place at the residence of Didarul Islam in Bagia, where a group had assembled to consume drugs collectively. Narcotics control personnel caught all six individuals red-handed inside the premises. Upon searching the suspects, officers seized five Yaba pills from Didarul Islam and two pills each from the other five men, bringing the total haul to 15 tablets. The gathering had reportedly caused public nuisance and unrest in the surrounding residential neighbourhood.
Following the arrests, the mobile court convened immediately and handed down verdicts across six distinct cases. Didarul Islam (38), son of the late Jangu Mia of Bagia under Manikganj Sadar, received the heaviest penalty of one year of simple imprisonment along with a fine of BDT 100. Sujan Ahmed (34), son of the late Jamir Mia from Purba Sanbanda village in the same upazila, was sentenced to six months of simple imprisonment and fined BDT 100.
The remaining four individuals were each sentenced to three months of simple imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of BDT 100. They were identified as Rakibul Islam (20), son of Sheikh Jasim from Narayankandi village in Harirampur upazila; Jihad (20), son of Chan Mia from Chandpur village in Harirampur; Md Azim (32), son of Md Rabiul of Bagia; and Al-Amin (20), son of Maizuddin, also a resident of Bagia under Manikganj Sadar.
Authorities noted that the Manikganj District Office of the Department of Narcotics Control has stepped up regular mobile court drives to curb substance abuse and protect young people from narcotics addiction. Following the completion of legal procedures at the scene, arrangements were made to transfer all six convicts to the district prison. Local residents welcomed the prompt intervention by law enforcement and urged officials to maintain strict vigilance across vulnerable neighbourhoods.
