Narinjara News
A Burmese guerrilla group is suspected in the kidnapping of 5 Bangladeshis
A guerrilla group from Burma is suspected in the kidnapping
of 5 Bangladeshis from a work site in the Bandaban
district town of Bangladesh during the early hours of April 2, reported local
sources.
According to an official source, up to eight criminals
abducted the five at gunpoint from a labour shed in Bangchhari,
15 km from the
The abductees are said to be bulldozer-driver Mohammad Helal, his assistant Mohammad Belal,
and three unidentified indigenous locals.
No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the abduction, but
the authorities suspect that a guerrilla group from
A few days ago the guerrilla group demanded money from
construction firm-owner Kazi Mohotul
Hossain, said the officials.
However, a former member of an Arakanese
guerrilla group has said that it is too early to release such details regarding
the incident, because in the
He added that some Bangladeshi criminal groups have at times
operated under false Arakanese group names, such as Arakan Army, to collect toll money from local people.
High officials from both the Bangladesh Army and police
departments have visited the area in order to take necessary action. #
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