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4 Bangladeshis missing in Mediterranean shipwreck

UNB . Faridpur
16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 | Update: 15 Mar 2023 23:11:35
4 Bangladeshis missing in Mediterranean shipwreck

Four Bangladeshi nationals, all hailing from Faridpur, have been missing since the deadly shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday, causing extreme anxiety and worry to their families.

The missing Bangladeshi nationals are — Al Amin Matubbar, 20, son of Mostafa Matubbar, Mahfuz Molla, 22, son of Sobahan Molla, Nazmul Molla 23, son of Esken Molla and Akramul Bepari, 27, son of Seken Bepari — all are resident of Nagarkanda, said their families.

All the youths left the country to go to Italy illegally spending Tk 8 to 10 lakh through brokers, they said.

Thirty people feared drowned after a boat from Libya capsized in bad weather on Sunday. A total 17 others were rescued in the shipwreck incident and brought ashore by the Italian authorities on Monday, reports Reuters.

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