Fifty-nine of the 60 missing fishermen from six trawlers from Bhola that sunk in the deep sea amid stormy weather have been rescued. One of the fishermen named Abul kalam from Chatla village in Lalmohan upazila in Bhola still remains missing, said Pallab kumar Hazra, Lalmohan Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO). The six fishing trawlers sunk in the bay on Friday night, said the UNO. The sunken vessels are the FV Lamia, and trawlers owned by Mojibul Sheikh, Saiful Majhi, Zakir Majhi, Najimuddin Majhi, and Nuruddin Majhi. Also read: 23 stranded fishermen rescued from Bay Four missing fishermen from Faruk Majhi’s trawler were rescued by Indian Navy and were later handed over to Bangladesh Navy, said the UNO. Others were rescued from different places in Sundarban and Hatia, he said. Also read: Indian Coast Guard rescues 17 more Bangladeshi fishermen from Bay The rescued fishermen are returning to Bhola by a trawler on Sunday, said UNO Pallab Kumar.

Coast Guard members on Sunday rescued 23 fishermen who were floating in the Bay of Bengal for five days as the engine of their trawler broke down. Lieutenant Colonel BN KM Shafiul Kinjol, media personnel of Coast Guard South zone, said the engine of the trawler named ‘Mayer Doa’ with 23 fishermen went out of order on Wednesday. Also read: Indian Coast Guard rescues 17 more Bangladeshi fishermen from Bay A patrol team of the Coast Guard found the trawler floating in the Bay and rescued the fishermen in the morning, said Kinjol. The trawler was taken to Nizampur Station where the fishermen were given first aid. Also read: 250 fishermen go missing as 16 trawlers sink in Bay, 150 rescued in Patuakhali All the fishermen, hailed from the Banshkhali area, were out of danger and they were handed over to Al Amin, owner of the trawler, he said.

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday rescued three kidnapped fishermen and arrested two suspected robbers, including an Indian national, along with arms and bullets from a canal under Satkhira range in the Sundarbans.