UNB, Dhaka :
Four alleged members of a pirate gang, including its ringleader, were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Bangladesh Coast Guard in the Sundarbans (East range) in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat on Thursday morning.
Lieutenant Colonel Faridul Alam, commanding officer of Barisal RAB-8, said tipped off that members of a pirate gang locally known as ‘Nayan Bahini’ were taking preparation to commit a robbery in the area, a joint team of RAB
and Coast Guard launched a drive there. The team reached Kachikhali Chandeshwar area around 6:30am. Sensing the presence of the joint team members, the pirates opened fire at them prompting the team members to fire back, triggering a gunfight.
After 40 minutes’ gun battle, the pirates fled the scene. Later, the joint team recovered the bodies of Manir Hossain,25, commander of ‘Nayan Bahini’ and son of Abdul Khalek of Patharghata upazila in Barguna district, and Enam Ahmed,35, deputy commander of the gang and its two members Gias Uddin,25, and Hachan,20, residents of Chittagong.
Four alleged members of a pirate gang, including its ringleader, were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Bangladesh Coast Guard in the Sundarbans (East range) in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat on Thursday morning.
Lieutenant Colonel Faridul Alam, commanding officer of Barisal RAB-8, said tipped off that members of a pirate gang locally known as ‘Nayan Bahini’ were taking preparation to commit a robbery in the area, a joint team of RAB
and Coast Guard launched a drive there. The team reached Kachikhali Chandeshwar area around 6:30am. Sensing the presence of the joint team members, the pirates opened fire at them prompting the team members to fire back, triggering a gunfight.
After 40 minutes’ gun battle, the pirates fled the scene. Later, the joint team recovered the bodies of Manir Hossain,25, commander of ‘Nayan Bahini’ and son of Abdul Khalek of Patharghata upazila in Barguna district, and Enam Ahmed,35, deputy commander of the gang and its two members Gias Uddin,25, and Hachan,20, residents of Chittagong.
