Camp soon to resist sea robbers

A camp of joint forces would be set up at Bhasan Char in Bhola district soon to resist the deep sea robbers, police superintendent Bashir Ahmed told this correspondent last week.
The joint team having the members of Air Force, Navy, Rab and Coastguard would also work to stop international smuggling, said the SP.
The initiative has been taken for the sake of fisheries sector in six coastal districts -- Bhola, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Barguna and Bagherhat.
A four-storied building and a watch tower would be constructed at the camp. The construction work would start very soon, said Patuakhali District Fisheries office sources.
Speedy, well-equipped ships and helicopter will be kept ready to chase the robbers, they said.
Over seven lakh people are engaged in fishing in the Bay of Bengal and most of them are helpless as robbers often attack them and loot their cash, fishes and trawlers.