Robber gang member held in Sundarbans

BAGERHAT, Jun 04 (UNB): Members of Coast Guard, in a drive, arrested a member of the notorious robber gang 'Sharif Bahini' along with arms and ammunition from the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat district on Wednesday.

The arrestee was identified as Al Amin Bachhu Hawladar of Morelganj upazila.

Acting on a tip-off, a Coast Guard team conducted a drive under 'Operation Mangrove Shield' in the Drener Canal area near the Amurbunia Forest Office under the Sundarbans East Zone around 5:00 pm and found a hideout of the robber gang 'Sharif Bahini', said Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon.