Girl rescued, two held

Unb, Madaripur
Locals caught two alleged traffickers and rescued a girl child from their clutches at Tekerhat port bus stand in Rajoir upazila on Saturday afternoon. The arrestees are Monowara, 35, of Daudkandi upazila of Comilla and Kawsar, 62, of Noakhali district. The rescued girl was identified as Suraiya, 6, daughter of Mohammad Hawladar of Ghosalkandi village in Rajoir upazila. Police said while four child traffickers were getting on to a microbus along with the child the driver on suspicion informed the matter to local people. Later, locals rushed to the spot and caught two of the traffickers while two others managed to flee the scene.