10 arrested after a robbery attempt at Gulshan building

Police in a drive arrested 10 suspected robbers after a robbery attempt in a multipurpose building in Gulshan-2 of the capital early Saturday.

Sub-inspector Rafique, duty officer of Gulshan Police Station, said a group of robbers, riding on 50 motorbikes and two vehicles, stormed into the Finance Square Building around 1 am and held the security guards hostage at gunpoint.

On information, a team of joint forces rushed to the spot and encircled it.

Later, the joint forces arrested 10 robbers while the others managed to flee the scene.

The building houses Padma Bank, Exim Bank and some other private organisations.