Threat to loot radio transmitter at Bandarban
UNB, Bandarban
Miscreants have allegedly threatened to loot the newly installed Bandarban Betar Kendra's (radio centre) 10-kilowatt transmitter as it disrupted electronic networking systems among "the terrorists," sources at the centre said.Apprehensions of the staff heightened as they found signs of two tunnels down its boundary wall towards the transmission room on Thursday. High officials of the Detective Branch of police yesterday found the signs of tunnels. The Bandarban Betar Kendra, established at a cost of Tk 20 crore, has been transmitting programmes experimentally from 12:00noon to 2:00pm every day. It was suspected that communications over powerful walkie-talkies used by the miscreants in the hill areas were interrupted by the radio transmission system. According to the sources, "miscreants" have been threatening to loot the transmission machine for a week making phone call to the residence of Regional Director Mustafizur Rahman. The higher authorities, including the deputy commissioner and police superintendent, were informed of the matter. Police Superintendent Iqbal Bahar and other police officials have visited the radio centre. Six policemen are now on duty at the radio centre. "They are not sufficient for guarding all sentry posts of the centre," said one of the officials.
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