trawlers capsized in Bagerhat
Body of another fisherman recovered: 11 still missing
The body of another fisherman, who went missing after several trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a storm on Friday, was recovered from the Bay on Monday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.
Members of Coast Guard, Forest Department officials and local fishermen conducted rescue operation for the third consecutive day on Monday in Dublar Char area and recovered the body, said in-charge of Dublar Char Forest camp.
With this, bodies of three fishermen were recovered.
Earlier, on Sunday, members of the Coast Guard recovered bodies of Mamun Sheikh, 40, son of Anwar Sheikh of Kaliganj village in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district and Ismail Khan, 36, son of Azizul Khan of Janerpar village in Matbaria upazila of Pirojpur district from the Bay.
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Earlier, the Coast Guard members rescued three fishermen hours after several trawlers sank during a sudden storm.
Eighteen fishing trawlers sank within 8 kms of Dublar Char and 18 fishing trawlers capsized in different areas of the Bay of Bengal, 45 kms off Dublar Char.
Over 150 fishermen were rescued while 14 others went missing.
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Bodies of 2 fishermen recovered from Bay; 12 still missing
Members of the Coast Guard recovered bodies of two fishermen who went missing from the trawlers that capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a storm early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Mamun Sheikh, 40, son of Anwar Sheikh of Kaliganj village in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district and Ismail Khan, 36, son of Azizul Khan of Janerpar village in Matbaria upazila of Pirojpur district.The bodies were recovered during a search operation conducted by the Coast Guard, the Forest Department and fishermen.Among the missing, three were identified as Shahin, 40, and Mofizul, 30, of Rampal upazila in Bagerhat and Mizan, 34, of Chakla village in Koyra upazila of Khulna.Earlier, the Coast Guard rescued three fishermen hours after several trawlers sank during a sudden storm.
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Pralad Chandra Roy, in-charge of Dublarchar Forest Camp in the eastern parts of the Sundarbans, said a sudden rainstorm hit the area around 10 pm on Friday.Ten fishing trawlers sank within 8 kms of Dublar Char and 8 fishing trawlers capsized in different areas of the Bay of Bengal, 45 kms off Dublar Char.
READ: 18 trawlers sink in Bay, 3 fishermen go missingHe also said that a large quantity of dried fish worth Tk 2 crore were damaged during the storm.
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