The Forest Department on Tuesday rescued a saltwater crocodile from a pond in Rampal of Bagerhat and released it back into the wild in the Sundarbans.  Azad Kabir, an officer-in-charge of the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Center in the eastern part of the Sundarbans, said they rescued the crocodile from a pond in Srirambha village in Rampal after being informed through Deputy Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Habibun Nahar. The crocodile got there through the rivers and canals of the Sundarbans, he said, putting its age at 15 years. Later, the 10 feet long crocodile was released in a river of the Sundarbans in the morning, he added. READ: Rescued crocodile released back into the wild in Sundarbans Earlier on March 11, another saltwater crocodile was captured by fishermen while they were netting in the Bhaga area of Rampal and released in the Sundarbans. In this regard, Azad Kabir said the number of crocodiles in the rivers and canals of the Sundarbans is much higher now. “They roam in different rivers and canals of the forest and can go elsewhere while floating.” According to the Forest Department, 206 saltwater crocodiles, born at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Center in the Sundarbans, have been released into the rivers and canals of the Sundarbans. At present there are 92 crocodiles of different ages in the center.

BNP executive committee member Nipun Roy was released from jail on bail on Friday, nearly two and a half months after her arrest. Read: BNP leader Nipun Roy arrested in city She walked out of the Keraniganj Central Jail around 1pm after the bail order reached the jail authorities, said her father and BNP vice chairman Netai Roy Chowdhury. Party leaders and workers and relatives greeted her with flowers as she came out of the jail. She went back home right from there. Read:Interrogate Nipun Roy at jail gate: Court On March 28, Nipun was arrested by a team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from her Rayerbazar residence on charge of conspiracy to carry out sabotage by torching buses during Hefazat-e-Islam's shutdown. Later, two cases were filed against her with Jatrabari and Hazaribagh police stations. Read: BNP leader Nipun Roy, 6 others land in jail On June 16, the High Court granted ad-interim bail to the BNP leader in the two cases, clearing the way of her release from jail. Nipun is the daughter-in-law of BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy.