Chattogram: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today distributed Eid gifts among 127 rehabilitated pirates on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at a function held at the Banshkhali Upazila hall room in the district. On behalf of the RAB Director General (DG), RAB-7 Commander Lt Col Md Hafizur Rahman distributed the gifts among them.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, these pirates surrendered to law enforcement agencies in Banshkhali of Chattogram, as well as the coastal areas of Moheshkhali, Kutubdia, and Pekua in Cox’s Bazar, in 2018, 2020, and 2022. During the event, Lt Col Md Hafizur Rahman emphasized that the RAB will support those who have reintegrated into normal life. He stated that efforts are being made to revoke the cases filed against them and urged them not to revert to their previous way of life.
RAB-7 deputy director Major Sadman, officer-in-charge of Banshkhali police station Md Saiful Islam, and the upazila social welfare officer were present at the programme.