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Piracy in fishing trawlers in Bay of Bengal rampant

From Our Correspondent
COX'S BAZAR. May 25,: Piracy in fishing trawlers and boats in the Bay of Bengal have become rampant. Hundreds of panic-atricken fishermen return to the shores in absence of security measures to protect them piracy.
About twelve dacoities were committed In the fishing trawlers In the Bay of Bengal during the last few months. Dacoitles have also been committed in seven fishing trawlers and five boats near Golirdar. Moheskhall and Sonadia. A gang of armed da-coits numbering about ten to fifteen attacked the fishermen while they were returning after fishing.
The pirates looted trawlers, machine, fishing nets worth about Taka 25 lakh. Over a hundred fishermen were in jured In other dacoitles where the dacolts decamped with cash and goods worth about Taka 15 lakh at deep sea areas of Cox's Bazar In last four months Some cases have been filed with the Cox s Bazar sadar thana and Moheshkhali police station in this connection. In another incident, a fishing boat and fishing nets were fobbed by the dacolts
The river routes in Cox's Bazar have become the safe places for the pirates and consequently journey and carrying of goods in these routes is now risky A large number of engine propelled country boats plying especially on Cox's Bazar Mo-heshkhali. Kutubdia-Cox s
Bazar. Matarbari-Cox's Bazar. Cox's Bazar-Dhalghata. Cox’s Bazar-Banshkhall routes carry both passengers and merchan dise. Pirates are active on these routes and boat dacoitles are taking place every month.
In most cases, law enforcing agencies are not even informed about the dacoitles
The pirates use high pow ered engine boats and carry fire arms during the dacoity. The pirates are so organised that during police action, main culprits are not found. The local people have urged the concerned authorities to take steps to stop the dacoitles on these routes for safe Journey of the passengers and carrying of goods for meeting the requirement of the people of these regions
Besides. In absence of proper security measure* hundreds of fishermen have to re turn to their homes to pass hard days losing their boats and nets
The fishermen and conscious people have urged the government to post naval forces and set up riverine police station to save thousands of fishermen from the frequent piracy
Accommodation problem
Government, semi-govern-ment and non government of ficials have been suffering badly due to lack of sufficient accommodation in the district beadquarters for a long time.
Since the upgradation as district from sub-division ten years ago no scheme has been taken to construct staff quarters for the officials. As a result. many officials have been facing much difficulties in maintaining their families.
Most of the officials who have to live in the district town without their families in the absence of accommodation facilities are undergoing lots of ordeals in meeting the cost of establishments In two places.
Some government officials said they are desperately trying to go elsewhere as the existing staff quarters can ac commodate only 20 per cent of officials.
Drug addicts on rise
The number of drug addicts is increasing alarmingly throughout the district causing grave concern for the guar dians especially and the people in general.
It Is observed that moat of the drug addicts are young and 80 per cent of them are teenagers, in both rural and urban areas
These young men are addicted to local made wine, opium. Intoxicants, liquor, morphine, tablets and some other kinds of liquid contain ing alcoholic ingredients, the source informed.
It is reported that most of the addicts visit medicine stores after the sunset for collecting these intoxicants on payment.