Ahsanul Amin George back from Sundarbans :
In spite of several surrendering, different pirate gangs are still active in the Sundarbans. More than once, different robber gangs surrendered to the Home Minister and drives are going on against the pirates, but the rest members of those gangs have been making new gangs who are ferociously active in the Sundarbans.
At least 60 fishermen were abducted from Koyala area of the Bay of Bengal by the forest robber gang ‘Alim Bahini’ and this occurrence created agitation among the administrations.
Officials of the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-6) said, members of Rab-6 arrested three ferocious robbers of Alim Bahini from Sharonkhola range of the Sundarbans on along with some fire arms on December 4, 2016. On the same day a fisherman who managed to escape from the scene told the journalists that 60 fishermen were abducted on demand of ransome by the forest robber gang named ‘Alim Bahini’. Residents of the abducted fishermen are at different places of Patuakhali and Chittagong.
On the other hand 12 members of a forest robber gang named Khoka Bahini surrendered before the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. Only after three days of this “surrendering ceremony” , 20 fishermen were abducted and 7 fishing trawlers wewre looted from Mandarbaria area in the shore of the Bay by the forest robber gang Jahangir Bahini.
Maksudul Alam, assistant conservator of forest (ACF) of Satkhira range of the Sundarbans said. activities of the pirates are continuing in the Sundarbans area.
Fishermen sources said, pirates swoop on them while fishing and loot trawlers and goods belonged to them and there after they demand ransom huge amount of taka.
Captain Mohammad Ali Chowdhury, Zonal Commander of West Zone of Coastguard said, whenever the coastguard is informed about the matter of abduction, they conduct drives at once.
RAB office sources said, a total of 652 arms and 18055 bullets were recovered and 226 pirates were arrested by the members of Rab.
On October 19, 2016, through the members of Rab-8, 14 pirates surrendered.
At length, on December 5, 2016, members of Bangladesh Naval ship Teesta arrested 14 robbers and rescued four fishermen from deep sea of the Bay at Kuakata area of Patuakhali district.
Lt. A M M Zahidul Kabir, CPC-1 of Rab-6 said, drives against the pirates of the Sundarbans are unabated.
In spite of several surrendering, different pirate gangs are still active in the Sundarbans. More than once, different robber gangs surrendered to the Home Minister and drives are going on against the pirates, but the rest members of those gangs have been making new gangs who are ferociously active in the Sundarbans.
At least 60 fishermen were abducted from Koyala area of the Bay of Bengal by the forest robber gang ‘Alim Bahini’ and this occurrence created agitation among the administrations.
Officials of the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-6) said, members of Rab-6 arrested three ferocious robbers of Alim Bahini from Sharonkhola range of the Sundarbans on along with some fire arms on December 4, 2016. On the same day a fisherman who managed to escape from the scene told the journalists that 60 fishermen were abducted on demand of ransome by the forest robber gang named ‘Alim Bahini’. Residents of the abducted fishermen are at different places of Patuakhali and Chittagong.
On the other hand 12 members of a forest robber gang named Khoka Bahini surrendered before the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. Only after three days of this “surrendering ceremony” , 20 fishermen were abducted and 7 fishing trawlers wewre looted from Mandarbaria area in the shore of the Bay by the forest robber gang Jahangir Bahini.
Maksudul Alam, assistant conservator of forest (ACF) of Satkhira range of the Sundarbans said. activities of the pirates are continuing in the Sundarbans area.
Fishermen sources said, pirates swoop on them while fishing and loot trawlers and goods belonged to them and there after they demand ransom huge amount of taka.
Captain Mohammad Ali Chowdhury, Zonal Commander of West Zone of Coastguard said, whenever the coastguard is informed about the matter of abduction, they conduct drives at once.
RAB office sources said, a total of 652 arms and 18055 bullets were recovered and 226 pirates were arrested by the members of Rab.
On October 19, 2016, through the members of Rab-8, 14 pirates surrendered.
At length, on December 5, 2016, members of Bangladesh Naval ship Teesta arrested 14 robbers and rescued four fishermen from deep sea of the Bay at Kuakata area of Patuakhali district.
Lt. A M M Zahidul Kabir, CPC-1 of Rab-6 said, drives against the pirates of the Sundarbans are unabated.
