Three missing fishermen found dead in Barguna

Three fishermen, who went missing after a trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal off the Barguna coast on Tuesday, were found dead on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified as Ibrahim, 28, son of Hossain Ali, Monir, 22, son of Tota Mia, and Sarwar, 25, son of Abdul Kuddus Munshi of Patharghata upazila of the district.

A fishing trawler named ’FB Allahr Dan’ with 11 fishermen on board capsized in the Bay of Bengal coast of the South Ashar Char area, said Golam Mostafa Chowdhury, president of the District Trawler Owners’ Association.

They were 40 kilometres far from Patharghata in the Bay of Bengal when the trawler sank on the water body around 2 pm on Tuesday. The accident occurred because of the inclement weather at sea, added the official of the District Trawler Owners’ Association.

The three fishermen went missing while eight others managed to swim ashore.

A rescue team on another trawler launched a search operation, and the ill-fated vessel was found off the coast of the Laldiar Char area on Wednesday morning. The three bodies were found inside, he added.