BAGERHAT, July 9, 2026, (BSS) - Three active members of the notorious Sundarbans-based forest pirate group ‘Boro Jahangir’ have surrendered to the Bangladesh Coast Guard along with firearms, ammunition and a walkie-talkie, while a hostage fisherman held in their custody was rescued.

Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon disclosed the information to BSS today.

He said the Bangladesh Coast Guard has been conducting two special operations - 'Operation Restore Peace in Sundarbans' and 'Operation Mangrove Shield' - to ensure overall security in the Sundarbans, eradicate forest piracy, and safeguard fishermen, wood collectors and other forest-dependent people in the coastal region.

As part of the ongoing operations, three members of the Boro Jahangir gang voluntarily surrendered to the Coast Guard at around 5 pm on Wednesday in the Kolamuli Khal area adjacent to the Tambulbunia Forest Office in the Sundarbans under Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat.

During the surrender, they handed over two locally made single-barrel guns, one locally made pipe gun, 40 rounds of live cartridges and one walkie-talkie.

During the same operation, a hostage fisherman held in their custody was rescued alive.

The surrendering individuals were identified as Alamin Hossain, 40, of Mongla upazila in Bagerhat, Taibur Rahman, 24, of Tala upazila in Satkhira, and Moniruzzaman Mamun, 20, of Koyra upazila in Khulna. 

They had long been involved as members of the Boro Jahangir gang in various criminal activities in the Sundarbans, including robbery and abducting fishermen and wood collectors for ransom, the Coast Guard said.

According to the Coast Guard, since the launch of the special operations on February 12 this year, a total of 49 locally made and foreign firearms, 10 rounds of live shells, 316 rounds of live cartridges, 108 rounds of blank cartridges, 194 rounds of air gun pellets and two walkie-talkies have been recovered.