Five suspected members of a robbery gang were arrested in the early hours of Friday during a drive by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at the Galachipa area in Patuakhali.
The arrestees are- Md Khalil Jamaddar,50, the main coordinator of the gang, Md Mahtab Peda,33, Md Jamal Akand, 36, Md Masum alias Monsur Khalifa, 46, and Md Minaj Khan, said Rab in a press release issued on Friday.
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The pirates were arrested over recent incidents of robbery, abduction of fishing boats at Patharghata, Barguna, and Patuakhali area, it said.