A gunfight broke out during a raid on a gang of suspected Bengal tiger poachers Sunday, and police said they killed six men believed to be trafficking in illegal skins.
Police in the southwestern Bangladeshi city of Koyra Upazila said the suspected poachers were killed in the nearby Sunderbans nature area, a UNESCO World Heritage site that is home to a significant population of the endangered animals.
Habibur Rahman, police superintendent for the surrounding Khulna district, said police had arrested seven men and recovered three Bengal tiger skins during a raid earlier Sunday on a hideout in the Sundarbans area.