32 rare tortoises recovered

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 32 tortoises of rare species at Benapole town under Sarsa in Jessore on Wednesday. Commander Subedar Farid Uddin of Putkhali camp of BGB-23 said they had secret information that some tortoises smuggled from India were being taken to Benapole town through Putkhali border. A BGB patrol team raided the border point and recovered 32 tortoises contained in a bag belonging to some people. The smugglers, however, managed to flee the scene while the bags were being searched. The tortoises will be handed over to Navaran forest office, said a BGB source, according to UNB.