With the surrender of six bandit groups, the Sunderbans will be declared free of bandits.
The declaration will come from a video conference by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Sheikh Helaluddin Stadium in Bagerhat during the official surrendering ceremony.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and several ministers and MPs will be present along with high officials of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). At the event, each surrendering bandit will be given a cheque of Tk 100,000.
At the event, 54 bandits will give up 58 weapons, 3051 rounds of ammunition and 3351 rounds of explosives to the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and take pledge to return to normal lives.
The surrendering groups are; Sattar Bahini, Mukul-Siddiq Group, Al Amin Bahini, Anarul Bahini and Taiyab Bahini.
In a similar event in the past, nine other groups, containing 84 members surrendered.
On May 31, 2015, head of Master Bahini, Kader Master and eight cohorts surrendered 50 weapons and 5000 rounds of ammunition and after that several other outlawed bands also gave up their weapons and came back to normal life.