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4 wildlife trafficking suspects held in Dhaka

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Update: 2018-11-18 17:40:29
4 wildlife trafficking suspects held in Dhaka Detained wildlife traffickers, photo Banglanews

DHAKA: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained four members of a wildlife trafficking gang from city’s Uttara area on Saturday night (Nov 17).

The detainees are Zahidul Hasan, 32, Khandakar Bulbul Islam, 34, Rafiqul Islam, 41 and Masudur Rahman, 29.

The matter was disclosed in a press release signed by RAB-11 senior assistant director (ASP) Jashimuddin Chowdhury on Sunday afternoon (Nov 18).

According to the release, RAB men busted the wildlife trafficking gang and detained four of its members from Ashkona area of Uttara. 

Three rare species of contraband birds were also seized from their possession and later handed over to Bangabandhu Safari Park authority in Gazipur, the release said.

BDST: 1740 HRS, NOV 18, 2018
AP

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