Home Minister to visit Bandarban today

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal will visit Bandarban today to inspect the overall situation there as law enforcers on Thursday rescued Sonali Bank's manager Nizam Uddin within 48 hours after abduction.

Talking to media, senior information officer of the home ministry Sharif Mahmud Apu said that the minister will go to Bandarban by a helicopter on Saturday morning.

He said the home minister will visit Ruma and Bandarban and talk with high ups of the law enforcement agencies and inspect the overall situation.

Earlier, a group of armed members of militant group of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) attacked Upazila Parishad office and later they stormed to Sonali Bank's Ruma Branch in Bandarban and abducted its Manager Nizam Uddin around 8.30pm on Tuesday.

They also looted fire arms, cash from local banks, abducted sonali bank manager and assaulted ansars and police during their sudden attack.