Timber-laden trawler seized
A team of Sundarbans forest department seized a trawler loaded with Sundari timbers worth Tk 5 lakh in Trimohona area of Pashur River in Mongla upazila on Tuesday evening. Sundarbans East Zone DFO Mihir Kumar Do said, on secret information, the team raided the area and chased the trawler. Sensing danger the smugglers managed to flee the scene leaving behind the trawler. Forest department sources said the smugglers stole the timbers from Sundarbans and were heading for Tekerhat in Madaripur district.
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