Danida driver Md Hanif was rescued unconscious some 40 kilometres away from Kya Buri Para under Thanchi upazila in the district where Danida Programme Officer Shahid Suman and he had been kidnapped.

Shahid could not be traced as yet.

Law enforcers arrested a few people while rescuing Hanif but did not reveal their identity.

An unconfirmed local source, however, claimed that all the arrested belong to the indigenous community of Modok and Remacry areas in the upazila.

More troops of army have dropped from helicopter in the remote hilly jungle areas in search of the official of Denmark International Development Agency (Danida).

Tipped off by the people of Kya Buri Para, law enforcers are hoping to find Shahid at any moment. A member of the law enforcement agencies said they could rescue the Danida driver as they changed their strategy.

Meanwhile, the first secretary and other officials of Danida who rushed to Bandarban following the kidnap spent a busy day yesterday. The army did not allow them to go to Thanchi area for security reasons, but the Danida officials met the Bomang king and sought his help to rescue Shahid.

The eight NGO officials including one Danida official, who were held after the kidnap, was not freed as of yesterday.