11 Missing Bangladeshi Fishermen Found in India

11 fishermen missing from fishing trawler that sank in storm in Bay of Bengal have been found in India.

This information was confirmed by Ansar Uddin Molla, President of Alipur Kuakata Fishery Owners Association. He said that South Sundarban Fishermen and Fish Works Union of India informed him about the rescued fishermen and sent them along with pictures. Among them, fisherman Jasim Majhi's house is in Bhola's Char Fashion. Besides, Ibrahim, Fazlu Chowkidar, Jamal Sardar, Kamal Howladar, Yusuf Howladar, Kashem Musulli, Abul Kalam, Abbas Gazi Saju, Akbar Hossain, their homes are in different unions of Mahipur Upazila.

Ansar Uddin Molla said that the control room is always being kept in touch during the rescue operation of the missing fishermen. Seven of our trawlers are still missing. Contact is being maintained with Indian Fisheries Union. They will inform us if any more missing fishermen are found.

On the other hand, 17 fishermen of a trawler named FB Amjad of Cox's Bazar, whose bottom burst in the waves of the Bay of Bengal, were rescued from the buoy area. Another trawler FB Sagarkanya, which returned from Chalanbaya area on Friday afternoon, brought them to fishing port Mahipur on Saturday afternoon.

Mahipur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Khondkar Abul Khair said, 11 of the missing fishermen have been rescued in India. He also said that all but one of the missing fishermen on the south coast near Kuakata have been rescued.