The death toll from the multiple trawler tragedy in Bagerhat reached seven on Wednesday, with the recovery of another body from the Bay of Bengal. However, the identity of the deceased fisherman could not be known immediately. Members of the Coast Guard, forest department officials and local fishermen recovered the body during their search and rescue operations in Dublar Char and Bay areas, said Pralad Chandra Roy, in-charge of the Dublarchar Forest Camp in the Sundarbans. "Seven other fishermen still remain missing. The search operation has been going on for the last five days," he added. Earlier, on Tuesday, the Coast Guard recovered the bodies of Mahidul Mallick, 40, son of Syed Ali Mallick of Bhasa village in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat district, and Ruhul Hawlader, 42, son of Ukil Uddin Hawladar of Baga village in the same upazila. The Coast Guard rescued three fishermen hours after several trawlers sank during a sudden storm in the Bay of Bengal. Read: Baul singer dies in B'baria road crash Ten trawlers sank within an 8km radius of Dublar Char and eight capsized in different areas of the Bay of Bengal, 45km off Dublar Char during a sudden storm around 10pm on Friday. Over 150 fishermen were rescued while 14 others went missing then.