All the fishermen aboard the trawler were natives of Noli village in Barguna.
“While leaving the trawler, the robbers wrecked the engine. The trawler drifted away but eventually came within mobile network range and the fishermen were able to contact the trawler owners association around 4:30 pm on Saturday,” said Golam Mustafa.
He said a trawler was sent to rescue the fishermen and their vessel.
Noor Mohammad, assistant driver of the trawler, said the group had set out on ‘FB Bhai Bhai’ for fishing from Mahipur around 10 pm on Friday. At about 2 am, just as they reached the deep sea area, another trawler rammed them.
“A group of 8 to 10 robbers boarded the trawler and started stabbing and shooting us. Khokon, a fisherman, fell into the sea after being shot.”