Sundarbans under vigilance to track down BDR rebels
The entire Sundarbans in the southwestern region has been placed under constant surveillance by law enforcement and intelligence agencies in a bid to prevent the BDR rebels from fleeing the country through different routes of the mangrove forest.
The law enforcers are conducting a special operation in the Sundarbans and its adjoining coastal belts to track down the fugitive rebels who were involved in the mutiny at the BDR headquarters in Dhaka.
Highly placed sources in the law enforcement agencies said inaccessible areas of the Sundarbans and coastal belts of Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts would also be brought under the Operation Rebel Hunt.
Col Ejaj, who is leading the operation in Khulna, exchanged views on the issue with the journalists at Khulna circuit house conference room on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, the police have also been put on high alert in all the nine upazilas of Khulna district to check infiltration of arms and criminals from across the borders of Jessore and Satkhira districts.
All police stations and camps in the district have been asked to remain on high alert round the clock to check and arrest criminals and recover arms and ammunition, said Khulna Police Super Belalur Rahman.
According to the police, there are at least 24 groups of pirates in the Sundarbans who are in possession of huge arms and ammunition, watercrafts, bullet-proof jackets and helmets. The pirates have also most modern arms.
But there are only over 200 forest guards who are carrying out duties with outdated arms, said Md Shahidullah, DFO of the east wing of Sundarban Forest Division.
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