Looming threat of the Sundarbans robbers

In November 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared the Sundarbans free of robbers. However, within four years, there has been an increase in robbery cases in the forest. The robbers are taking away fishermen's income. The robbers have set up new hideouts in the coastal area of ​​Barguna as the law enforcers are active in the Sundarbans, said the fishermen of the region.

A report on the robbers in Barguna was published in The Daily Star recently. Watch its gist on Star News Plus.