Two fishermen drowned and one went missing as their fishing trawler capsized after a collision with an ocean-going ship off Chattogram city early Friday.
Police said the bodies of Md Rubel , 26, and Md Mafu, 28, who hailed from Monpura island in Bhola district, were recovered, while search for missing fisherman Md Mizanur Rahman, 36 continued. Mizanur is a resident of Charfaijuddin village in Hajirhat union of the upazila.
Sources said the fishing trawler of Monpura’s Gias Uddin with 11 fishermen was hit by a ship in the deep sea close to the gas field of Chattogram around 4am Friday.
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Eight fishermen were rescued by another nearby trawler owned by Monpura’s Kamal Majhi.
They also recovered two bodies from the sea.
Saeed Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Monpura Police Station, said efforts are underway to rescue the missing fisherman.