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Bangladesh Coast Guard members stand guard beside three alleged forest pirates arrested during “Operation Mangrove Shield” in the Sundarbans, where arms, ammunition, and communication devices were seized, at a press briefing in the western zone today. Photo: TBS

Operation Mangrove Shield: Coast Guard arrests 3 forest pirates with ammunition

The Coast Guard recovered three single-barrel guns, one locally made pistol, 49 rounds of live cartridges, 187 rounds of airgun pellets, two walkie-talkies and four walkie-talkie chargers from them.

Photo: Courtesy

Operation Mangrove Shield: Coast Guard arrests notorious Sundarbans pirate 'Mejo Jahangir'

Suspected members of the pirate group ‘Parvez Bahini’ and hostages. Photo: Courtesy

10 suspected pirates, 8 smugglers held in Coast Guard raids off Cox’s Bazar

Though members of the Jahangir Bahini had surrendered before, following the July Uprising, they returned to piracy citing false cases, inadequate financial help and mistreatment by law enforcement. Photos: TBS

Pirates of the Sundarbans: Fragile peace holds, but for how long?

Illustration: TBS

How safe are the seas?

Kazi Ali Imam, former Commandant of Marine Academy. Illustration: TBS

'Negotiation is the primary option if pirates seize control of a ship'

A photo of the MV Abdullah. Photo: Collected

No ransom demand, no contact with pirates: SR Shipping official

Toufiq Islam atop a ship. Photo: Collected

'I am in danger, please forgive me Maa'

A photo of Md Atik Ullah Khan. Photo: Collected

They're taking our phones away, pray for me: Chief officer of ship under pirate attack

MV Abdullah. File Photo: Shipspotting

Bangladeshi ship hijacked by 50 Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

Representational image. Picture: Collected

Ex-pirate who set out for normal life killed in Cox’s Bazar

96 pirates secured bail in Cox’s Bazar court 

96 pirates secured bail in Cox’s Bazar court 

Pirates surrender to Home Minister in Chattogram.Photo/TBS

34 pirates surrender in Chattogram