Full control restored in Jungle Salimpur: DIG

After years of lawlessness and violent confrontations, authorities have finally asserted “full control” over the remote hilly settlement of Jungle Salimpur in Chattogram’s Sitakunda, known locally as the “impenetrable empire”.

Chattogram Range DIG Md Ahsan Habib Palash said on Monday afternoon that the combined operation by police, RAB, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), and the Army had succeeded in establishing dominance over the area.

“Our main objective was to establish control over this place. We have achieved that,” he said. “From now on, ordinary citizens, police, and administration can operate safely here.”

The DIG described Jungle Salimpur as a “longstanding hub of illegal activity” where gangs bypassed government policies, forged land papers, and terrorised residents, reports bdnews24.com.

“There was a time when police and law-enforcing agencies were