Khulna fisherman ‘killed’ by tiger, body found
Forest guards on Tuesday recovered the body of a fisherman in the Sunderbans more than 12 hours after he was allegedly killed in a tiger attack, reports UNB.
Mujibur Gazi was catching crabs in the Payratuli canal around 4pm on Monday when he was attacked by a tiger, according to officials.
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On information, a joint force of forest and police officials launched a search operation and found his body Tuesday morning, aid MA Hasan, assistant conservator of forests.
Authorities have promised a compensation of Tk 300,000 lakh to the victim’s family.
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So far, four fishermen have been killed by tigers in the Sundarbans this year and "we have given Tk 600,000 compensation to the families of the two victims", said Hasan.
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