Robbers loot trawler

Robbers looted valuables worth Tk 9 lakh from a trawler in the Brahmaputra River in Rajibpur upazila on Monday. Ten passengers were also injured as the gang attacked them. Local sources said, a gang of 20/25 came by an engine-driven boat and swooped on the trawler when it reached Hasdhara from Rajibpur Ghat carrying 50 passengers at about 10:30am. Later, the robbers took away cash, mobile sets and other valuables from the passengers. They also beat up at least 10 passengers as they tried to resist them.