Bangladesh

57 forest robbers surrender

Staff Correspondent
A member of Sundarbans forest robber gangs surrenders to home minister Asaduzzaman Khan at Labonchora on Wednesday. Photo: UNB
A member of Sundarbans forest robber gangs surrenders to home minister Asaduzzaman Khan at Labonchora on Wednesday. Photo: UNB

Fifty seven members of six forest robber gangs surrendered along with their arms and ammunition to home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at Labonchora in Khulna on Wednesday, reports UNB.

While surrendering at the Rab-6 office, the members of Dada Bhai Bahini, Hannan Bahini, Amir Ali Bahini, Surjo Bahini and Munna deposited their 58 arms and 1284 rounds of bullets at noon, said Khulna RAB-6 commanding officer Khandaker Rafiqul Islam.

Earlier, the surrendered forest robbers were provided with a check of Tk100,000 each by the minister.

Fisheries and livestock minister Narayan Chandra Chanda was present as the special guest at the programme.

Some 217 forest robbers of 20 gangs surrendered to the home minister in the last 23 months.

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