UNB, Khulna :Pirates kidnapped more than 100 fishermen and looted 10 trawlers with fish and other valuables worth about Tk 3 crore from Fairway buoy in the Bay adjacent to Dublar Char in the Sundarbans.Quoting local fishermen general secretary of Dubla Fishermen Group Abul Hossain on Thursday said gang members of ‘Raja Bahini’, ‘Farhad Bahini’ and ‘Al-Amin Bahini’ committed the robberies in the Bay from Tuesday evening to early Wednesday.They looted fish and other valuables from 10 trawlers and kidnapped more than 100 fishermen. Fishermen who escaped the kidnapping said the pirates demanded Tk one crore as ransom for the release of each fishermen.Commander of West Zone of Coast Guard Captain Kazi Masud saied they have been taking preparation to conduct a drive to rescue the kidnapped fishermen.
