RAJSHAHI, Aug 19: A group of students found a bag containing Tk 18 lakh on a street in Bhadra area in the city and handed it over to police on Sunday morning.
Akash Ali, a student of Rahmat Iqbal Degree College in Singra of Natore, said that the students had stayed in Bhadra area on Saturday night for security reasons.
They were returning home after their night duty and found the bag in front of a student hostel at around 5 am on Sunday in an alley of the area.
They opened the bag and found Tk 18 lakh.
Later on, they went to the Boalia Police Station (PS) at around 11 am and handed the money over to the police in 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 PS SM Masud Parvez confirmed the incident, adding that they are investigating the matter and will take action based on the findings.
