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Vol. 5 Num 160 Mon. November 01, 2004  
   
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Tiger kills fisherman in Sundarbans


A fisherman was killed by a Royal Bengal Tiger on Latabere canal in the Sundarbans Saturday.

Police said Abdul Gaffar, 45, son of Mizan Uddin of Betkhali village in Shyamnagar upazila, went to fish in the Sundarbans with other fishermen Friday.

A Royal Bengal Tiger pounced on him and dragged him into the deep forest. Fellow fishermen recovered his body yesterday morning.