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           June
          20, 2000 
              
          
          
           Bagerhat,
          June 19 (UNB) – Four alleged pirates were caught red-handed from a
          Dhaka-bound steamer near Morolganj ghat on Saturday. 
           
          
           
          The
          arrested were identified as Rahim Sardar, 30, Sheikh Afsar, 38,
          Siddique, 35, and Mizan, 24. 
           
          
           
          Police
          said the four disguised as travelers boarded the steamer, Ostrich, and
          swooped on its passengers in a bid to loot their valuables. 
           
          
           
          But
          police nabbed them when the passengers cried out for help. 
           
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