KHULNA, July 6: Armed da-coits snatched Taka 29 lakh and 25 thousand from the accounts officer of the Satbhira Foods Ltd here today.

Police said, the dacoits stopped a microbus of the fish firm at gun point and decamped with the money.

Five decoits who came by three motorcycles followed the microbus from the Notunbazar fish depot, stopped driver Shamsur Rahman at pistal point and snatched the brief case containing the money from the accounts officer. Sheikh Asad Ali.

Police later recovered a motor cycle (Dhaka Met 402-5172).

According to police, the vehicle found abandoned at Bogra road is one of the three motor cycles used in the rob-^llce took into custody all bus passengers of the. microbus. including the accounts officer and the driver

Police suspect involvement of the driver in the robbery committed in full view of the hundreds of people . in Gallamari area.