11 Sundarbans robbers surrender to home minister

Eleven members of two Sundarbans-based robber gangs surrendered and handed over 25 firearms to Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan at Mongla port in Khulna today.

They are members of two robber gangs -- Majnu Bahini and Iliaz Bahini, our Bagerhat correspondent reports quoting Lt Col Faridul Alam, commanding officer of Rapid Action Battalion-8.

They also handed over around 1,000 bullets to the minister at BFDC jetty in Mongla port area this afternoon.

Earlier on May 31, another gang of Sundarbans-based robbers -- Master Bahini surrendered to Rab-8 in Charputia area of Mongla.