Hard drive started to save kidnapped Fischer; 36 14 rescued

Author / source: Independent online/UNB

BAGERHAT: Six days after their abduction, a shootout saved members of RAB-8 early Thursday 14 of 36 kidnapped fishermen after the pirates at the Narkelbaria in Sharankhola Upazila in the Sundarbans East zone. Lt Col Faridul Islam, Commander of RAB-8 (Barisal), UNB told that they launched on secret information, they drive to a cave of the pirates on the Narkelbaria at 07.

The shooting broke out, as the pirates, the presence of members of the RAB, sensing brand open in the elite. At some point the pirates retreated and flee.

The RAB forces then the 14 fishermen together saved with two trawlers and seized five firearms, including three pistols and two shotguns by the body. However, there was no arrest.

Lt Col Shariful Haque, Commander of the Mongla Coast Guard, meanwhile, confirmed that the members of the coast guard, Navy and air force and RAB drives in different caves of the pirates also operate.

He said that a common drive kidnapped in life was founded by Coast Guard, Navy and air force on Thursday to rescue the 36 fishermen from pirates
in the Sundarbans East zone under Sharankhola Upazila early Friday.

The members of the coast guard Mongla West zone, Bangladesh Navy Mongla and air force launched the rescue operation at noon.

Shariful Haque said the Navy and Coast Guard of 300 members, led by Coast Guard zonal Commander M Saidur Rahman, along with four ships and six speedboats and were the implementation of three mechanized boats
Drive.

Intelligence sources said that the air force joined the drive with a helicopter.

According to sources, caves of the Pirates of the Dublar char, Shelar char, Ha'kalir char, Pushpakathi, and Jwakhali identifies the common forces coastal Sundarban East and West areas Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira districts.

Earlier, joint forces the kidnappers locked caves in various coastal areas, including the Sundarbans.

A gang of armed pirates abducted the 36 fishermen along with three trawlers and looted valuables worth about TK fairway close to 12 lakh Buoya of Bay in Sharankhola Upazila. Five fishermen were also
injured by the kidnappers.

A gang of 15-20 robbers of 'Mortoza Bahini' about 100 fishermen while they begin Hilsa in 10 trawlers were attacked.

Before leaving on the ground, the robbers abducted the 36 fishermen along with three trawlers and demanding a ransom of TK 50,000 for the release of each of the Fisher. You threatened to kill Fischer, if their call goes unnoticed within a week.

The kidnapped fishermen came from different areas of the districts of Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Barguna and Bhola.

Source: theindependentbd.com

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