The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained twelve members of a notorious pirate gang from different areas of the Bay and Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila on Saturday.
The arrestees are - Anwar, Liakot, Monir, Abul Khair, Nabir Hossain, Nezamuddin, Humayun, Shahed, Saddam, Atik, Emran and Amanullah.
The elite force also recovered a boat, 3 one-shooter guns, one Chinese axe, 16 daggers and knives, a binocular, six lights, 2 hand-mics, 70 mobile phones, fishing nets and Tk 5,700 in cash from their possession, said a media release on Saturday.