Several firefighting units have been dispatched to the factory in the Bayezid Textile area
Myanmar Navy is expected to hand them over to the coastguards at the maritime border Friday noon, a day after they were rescued from Saint Martin's Island area, according to Lieutenant Commander M Hamidul Islam, the force’s spokesman.
“The boat’s engine went out of order while the fishermen were fishing in the Saint Martin’s area last night. At one point, they were rescued when the boat drifted into the Myanmar territory.”
The BGB later made efforts to bring them back through discussion with Myanmar Navy, said Hamidul.