Key Suspects Flee Abroad After Munshiganj Police Camp Attack

Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury confirmed that several suspects, including the ringleaders, fled to a neighbouring country following the armed attack on a police camp in Munshiganj's Gazaria upazila.

“They will end up in Keraniganj jail once they return,” he told reporters during a visit to the temporary police camp at Jamalpur village in Gazaria around 4:00pm.

He added, “We have announced rewards for information on illegal firearms, with the identities of informants kept confidential.”

Jahangir, who also serves as agriculture adviser, addressed farmers’ concerns, noting that potato growers were struggling to get fair prices. “The government has fixed the cold storage price at Tk 22 per kg to ensure farmers get fair returns,” he said.

During the visit, Jahangir observed police operations and overall law and order. Officials present included Dhaka Range Deputy Inspector General Rezaul Karim Mallick, Munshiganj Deputy Commissioner Fatema Tul Jannat, Superintendent of Police Md Samsul Alam Sarkar, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ashraful Alam, Officer-in-Charge Anwar Alam Azad, and other local authorities.

The temporary camp was established on August 22 to curb river piracy in remote areas of Guagachia union. Just three days later, on August 25, members of the Nayan-Piyas gang attacked the camp, firing over a hundred rounds and hurling crude bombs from the nearby Meghna river.

So far, five people, including Ripon, elder brother of gang leader Nayan, have been arrested in connection with the incident.