Students hand over money to Boalia Police Station in Rajshahi on Sunday.Photo: Observer
A group of students found a bag containing Tk 18 lakh on the street in Bhadra area of Rajshahi town and handed it over to the police on Sunday morning.
Akash Ali, a student of Rahmat Iqbal Degree College in Singra, Natore, said that the students had stayed in Bhadra area overnight for security reasons.
They were returning home after their night duty and found the bag in front of a student hostel at around 5AM in an alley of the area.
They opened the bag and found 18 bundles of Tk1,000.
Later, they went to the Boalia Police Station around 11AM and handed over it in the presence of Executive Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Barakuthi Land Office Shamsul Alam and Army Warrant Officer Iqbal Hossain.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Boalia Police Station, SM Masud Parvez, acknowledging the matter said they are investigating the matter and will take action based on the findings.
