BCG during a drive have rescued four fishermen. Photo : BSS

BAGERHAT, Oct 3, 2025 (BSS)- Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) 
during a drive have rescued four fishermen who were held hostage along with 
weapons and ammunition from the hideout of notorious robber Jahangir Bahini 
in the Sundarbans. 

Media Officer of the BCG Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq told BSS this 
afternoon. 

The hostages are Md. Mofizul Islam, 42, Md. Habibur Rahman, 37, Md. Habibur, 
35, and Oshahjahan Gazi, 40, residents of Koyra, Dakop and Shyamnagar 
upazilas of Satkhira district respectively.

Based on secret information, it was learned that the notorious robber 
Jahangir Bahini of the Sundarbans had taken some fishermen hostage in the 
Arbauni Canal area adjacent to the Shibsa River. 

On a tip-off, a special drive was conducted in the area at around 5am today 
by the Coast Guard Base Mongla and Outpost Nalian.
 
During the drive, an operational team of the BCG fired two rounds of blank 
fire to call on the robbers to surrender. Later, they [robbers] fled into the 
forest, leaving behind the boat and the hostages. 

The team seized one single-barrel gun, two air guns and three rounds of live 
cartridges after searching the robbers' boat. At that time, four fishermen 
who were held hostage were rescued.

During interrogation of the rescued fishermen, it was revealed that members 
of the Jahangir Bahini had been holding them hostage for 10 days and 
torturing them in order to extort ransom.

The process of taking further legal action against the rescued fishermen and 
the seized weapons and ammunition is under process.