UNB, Bagerhat :Ten members of infamous robber gang ‘Master Bahini’, including its ringleader, surrendered to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in presence of Home Minister Asaduzzamna Khan in Mongla here on Tuesday.All the robbers formally surrendered with 52 firearms and 5,000 rounds of bullets around 3 pm, said commanding officer of RAB-8 Lt Col Md Faridul Alam. The 10 gang members are Mostafa Sheikh alias Kader Master, 46, ringleader of the robber gang, Mohammad Sultan Khan, 58, Mohammad Sohagh Akon 37, Mohammad Fazlu Sheikh, 35, Mohammad Solaiman Sheikh, 28, Mohammad Shahin Sheikh, 28, and Mohammad Sumon Sarker, 34, Harun, 24, Arif Sardar, 22 and Asadul Islam Kokil, 27.Additional director general of RAB Anwar Latif Khan, commanding officer of RAB-8 Lt Col Md Faridul Alam, commanding officer of Khulna-6 RAB Khandaker Rafiqul Islam and Deputy Inspector General of Khulna range Mohammad Maniruzzaman were present on the occasion. The Minister said the government will provide all out support to those robbers who surrendered before RAB and the law enforcing agencies will continue their drives in the Sundarbans. Earlier, the robber gang was scheduled to surrender on Sunday. However, the formal surrender was postponed as the Home Minister could not attend the programme due to inclement weather.Mostafa hailing from Mongla upazila in Bagerhat district formed the gang ‘Master Bahini’ several years ago. They used to attack trawlers of fishermen, golpata and wood cutters and honey collectors and abduct fishermen for ransom in deep forests of the Sundarbans.
