Chattogram: The bodies of two fishermen, who were among eight missing after a fishing trawler capsized near the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port in the Bay of Bengal, have been recovered. The deceased were identified as Abul Kalam and Idris Mia. Their bodies were found floating near Patenga’s 18 Ghat area around 5:30pm on Saturday.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Sadarghat Naval Police Officer-in-Charge Md. Arif confirmed the recovery, stating that they received reports of the bodies floating between Patenga’s 15 Ghat and the Peninsula area. A team, including SI Suman Deb Nath, was dispatched to the scene to retrieve the bodies.
Mohammad Miraj, the owner of the ill-fated trawler ‘Anika’, reported that the vessel had departed from Chattogram city’s Fisherighat area with 19 fishermen on Thursday morning. Around noon, as the trawler was heading towards the deep sea through the Patenga channel, it was struck from behind by another fishing boat, causing it to capsize.
Eleven fishermen managed to survive by boarding a passing local boat and returning to shore, while eight remained missing. With the recovery on Saturday, two of the missing eight have now been found. All of the missing fishermen are reported to be residents of Noakhali district.