Police in Jhenaidah arrested three individuals, including the headteacher of AJ International School and a local BNP leader, with 300 yaba pills during a raid on Friday afternoon. The operation took place in the Dakbangla Bazar area of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila following a tip-off about drug trading activities.

The detainees were identified as Abdul Malek, 45, headteacher of AJ International School and joint secretary of Saghanna Union BNP; Ayub Hossain, 46, from the same village; and Tanvir Ahmed alias Rupom, 35, son of Saduhati Union BNP vice-president Abdur Rahman Kamal. Police said they observed the suspects’ movements before conducting the raid and apprehending them with the yaba tablets.

According to local sources, Abdul Malek is also a former leader of the Jhenaidah Government KC College unit of the BNP’s student wing. The arrests link local political figures to alleged drug trading activities in the district.