3 forest officials rescued 19 days after kidnap

RANGAMATI, Nov 26 (UNB) Members of a joint force have rescued three forest officials, who were reputedly kidnapped by miscreants from Harikata of Langadu upazila, from Naniachar of the upazila 19 days after the incident.

The three forest officials-conservator Farid Mia, range officer Robiul Islam and forester Bibartan Chakma of the forest department (North) of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)--were rescued from a deep forest beside the Naniachar-Malchhari Road on Tuesday night.

Tipped off, a team of joint force comprising members of police, Rapid Action Battalion, Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted a drive in different areas of Naniachar area on Tuesday morning, a forest conservator at Rangamati circle said.