The Bangladesh Army has rescued six rubber plantation workers, who were abducted from Tankabati union in Bandarban Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
The workers were rescued a from a remote hill on Friday morning following a coordinated rescue operation conducted by the Bandarban Army Zone, according to the Army.
It said a large number of Army personnel launched the rescue mission on Thursday, covering multiple possible locations in the hilly terrain, based on intelligence inputs.
During the drive that continued till 5:00am on Friday, the Army men located the place where the abducted workers were being held in a remote hill.
Sensing the presence of security forces, the abductors fled the scene, leaving the victims behind. Army personnel then rescued all six workers safely.
During the operation, one suspect identified as Mangtang Mro, 30, son of Parao Mro of Lakri Para in Tankabati, was also detained for questioning.
Earlier, on April 22 around 11:30pm, an armed group abducted the six workers from Ismail’s Rubber Plantation area in Tankabati union.
The following day, the abductors contacted the plantation owner Mohammad Ismail, demanding Tk 20 lakh as ransom and threatened to kill the victims if the demand was not met or if law enforcers were informed.
Following the incident, the Army immediately launched a special rescue operation in the remote hilly terrain, conducting continuous search efforts.