Rab again conducts drive at Habiganj jungles

Members of elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) conducted a drive again at Satchhari jungles along the Indian border in Chunarughat upazila of Habjganj on Sunday to recover arms and ammunition. However, no arms and ammunition could be recovered during the raid that lasted for several hours. Locals said a team of around 50 members of Rab headquarters and Srimangal camp took position in the bordering jungle around 6am. They conducted a drive at the Tipra Palli around 10am. They dug earth on the veranda of the house of headman Chitta Ranjan Dev Barman’s brother Ranjit Dev Barman. During the drive, the Rab men did not allow any journalist to the spot, saying details would be disclosed through a press briefing after the raid, according to a news agency.