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Sundari timber seized at Bagerhat

17 March 2010, 18:00 PM
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A Correspondent, Bagerhat
Coastguard men seized three country boats and 358 cubic feet (cft) of illegally cut sundari wood worth Tk 4 lakh from Chingrikhali and Hoglabunia areas of Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat yesterday noon and Tuesday night. Operations Officer of Coast Guard West Zone Lt MM Rahman said Acting on a tip, the coastguard members recovered 158 cft sundari timber from two country boats at Hoglabunia Khal of the upazila yesterday noon. The night before, the coastguard men from Sharankhola contingent recovered 200 cft Sundari timber from a country boat at Chingrikhali in the same upazila. The recovered timber was handed over to Gulishakhali forest camp of Sundarbans East Zone.
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