Four alleged pirates arrested
Bangladesh Coast Guard (East Zone) members yesterday arrested four alleged pirates from the outer anchorage of the Bay of Bengal preparing to rob a foreign ship MV Bhatra Bhum.
The arrestees Jashim, 38, son of Abdur Razzak; Mannan, 30, son of Abdul Khalek; Liton, 22, son of Abdul Jalil; and Nazim, 20, son of Shamsul Alam; are residents of Dobashi Bazar area under Anwara Police Station in Chittagong.
The members on their patrol ship CGS Ruposhi Bangla also seized a home-made wooden boat, 23 empty jerry cans and two machetes from the men around 11:00am.
A case was filed with Patenga Police Station in this connection.
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