S.A.Shofiee.Sylhet :
Several gangs of muggers are becoming active in the Sylhet City and District area, during the month of Ramzan.As part of the move, a large number of thugs from other districts have also started entering the cities, police sources said.Within a span of five days, at least 10 mugging incidents were committed in the Sylhet,
Goainghat Police arrested 11 members of an inter-district robber gang along with one pipe-gun, three sharp weapons and three rounds of bullet from Bagher Sarak area in Goainghat upazila on Wednesday evening.
The arrestees were identified as Liton,21, Sumon Malakar,28, Dulal,25, Makhlesur Rahman,28, Shamim,28, Aziz Miah,22, Sujon,26, Lilu Miah,32, Asim Talukder,25, Jobayer,20, and Nependra Das,35.
Officer-in-charge of Goainghat Police Station MA Hye said on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested the 11 while they were taking preparation to commit a robbery at about 7:00 pm.
Later, the law enforcers also recovered one pipe-gun, three sharp weapons and three rounds of bullet from their possession.
The arrestees are the members of an inter-district robber gang, the OC added.
The OC also said the 11 were wanted in several robbery cases with the different police stations in Sylhet
A gang of muggers snatched gold ornaments worth around Tk 6 lakh from businessman at Lamakazi in the Sylhet District.
Md. Mizanur Rahman, DIG of Sylhet said that law enforcers have taken necessary steps to arrest the snatchers during Ramzan.”Several teams of plain cloths are deployed in the capital to guard the citizen,”
2,000 welding workshops run illegally
Around 2,000 welding workshops have been running without license, polluting the environment severely in Sylhet division.
Most of the workshops are situated near different educational institutions and residential areas, which affects health of the students studying and the people living there.
Prof Dr Aktarul Islam of SUST said sparks fly during the welding workshop, which enter and harms the human body extremely.
He suggested action against the roadside workshops immediately.
Many of the welding workshops are encroached on the footpaths. About 80% children are also appointed as labourers in these workshops, breaking labour law.
Director of the Department of Environment, Sylhet said, “A good number of workshops have taken license from us, but it is not possible to say about the exact figure.”
“Due to shortages of manpower and transports we can not enforce law against such workshops,” he said, seeking more staff to be appointed by the government at the office to handle such things in the region.
