Tigers kill two in Sundarbans
A fisherman and a honey collector were killed by tigers in the Sundarbans yesterday. Fisherman Abdul Mannan along with others was catching fish in Duner canal in the Sundarbans. A Royal Bengal Tiger swooped on him and dragged him into the deep forest. Abdur Rouf Tarafdar also met the same fate while collecting honey near Khalsibunia area. Local people later recovered their bodies.
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