The traders were returning to their neighbourhood after buying vegetables from the wholesale market in Manikganj’s Jaagir.
Bodies of three sailors pulled after fishing trawler capsizes in Bay of Bengal
The navy says it has recovered the bodies of three sailors after a fishing trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal near St Martin’s island.
Published : 6 Nov 2019, 03:38 PM
Updated : 6 Nov 2019, 03:54 PM
The trawler, FB Meen Sandhani, sank after being hit by a merchant vessel after Monday midnight with 24 crew members, including the captain and the chief engineer, on board.
“We’ve been informed that 12 sailors have been rescued alive with the help of the navy and local fishermen,” Shafiqur Rahman, a manager of the trawler’s owner MM Aliance Limited, told bdnews24.com on Wednesday.
The Inter Services Public Relations Directorate or ISPR said in a media release three bodies were pulled until Wednesday afternoon and the navy was continuing the search and rescue operations for the nine others.
Coastguards are helping the navy in the efforts.
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