Sundarbans: Members of the Forest Department in a drive seized 62 kilograms of venison from the Kopotakkho river in the Sundarbans Satkhira range early this morning. On a tip-off, two patrol teams of the department conducted a drive around 2.30 am in the Kopotakkho river adjacent to the Sundarbans and seized the venison from a boat, Sundarban Satkhira Range Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Md. Mashiur Rahman said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, sensing the presence of the teams, the poachers fled away leaving their boat and venison. The forest department has strengthened patrols to stop deer hunting in the Sundarbans, Mashiur Rahman added.