Coast Guard detains 15 suspected robbers

The Bangladesh Coast Guard has detained 15 suspected robbers along with some weapons and two boats from Haimchar and Hizla areas in the Meghna River.

Bagun Ali, 35, Nagor Ali, 30, Kaiser, 25, Sabuj, 23, Rajib, 24, Firoz, 27, Rakib, 26, Babul, 26, Ibrahim, 28, Ahmed, 28, Alamgir, 26, Yunus, 26, Jahed, 24, Shaheen, 25, and Saheb Ali, 25, were apprehended while they were taking preparation to conduct robbery in some nearby places, said a press release issued Tuesday.

The law enforcers also recovered five locally made sharp weapons, nine mobile phones and two watches from their possession.

Later, the detainees and recovered articles were handed over to Raipur police station, according to the media release.