OUR CORRESPONDENT, Savar

An incident of robbery took place on a moving passenger bus in Savar’s Bank Town area yesterday.

The robbery occurred around 12:00pm on a Dhaka-bound “Savar Paribahan” bus as it reached the bridge adjacent to the Bank Town area on the Dhaka-Aricha highway.

Local journalist Tayefur Rahman, who was on board with his wife and daughter, told The Daily Star, “We boarded the bus from Bank Town around noon, heading to Shyamoli. As the bus got on the bridge, three to four young men -- already on board -- held female passengers at knifepoint and snatched their gold ornaments.”

He said there were around 20 to 25 passengers on the bus, but the snatchers only targeted women. “They didn’t take any mobile phones or other devices. At least three women had their chains snatched. After the robbery, they got off the bus on the bridge.”

Later, when the bus reached Gabtoli, passengers detained the driver at a local counter, he said.

Savar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Jewel Mia said police are investigating the incident. “We are regularly patrolling the area.”

Mentionable, multiple incidents of muggings on moving buses have been reported in the same area over the past month.