Speaking to Prothom Alo from his hospital bed, Al Amin said the crew had cast their fishing nets when suddenly a powerful storm struck, causing the trawler to capsize and sink. He said that trawler owner Imadul Sikdar, Harun Mia, Akash, Rakib, Shakeel, Nazmul, Bayazid and he himself were outside the cabin and managed to […]
“If this vehicle was not being used for marine research in Bangladesh, then it is important to investigate how and for what purpose it entered our marine domain,” said Mir Mohammad Ali, an assistant professor in the Department of Aquaculture at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University and a marine researcher. He said the public recovery of such […]
The Ministry of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry said that like previous years, the government is going to impose a 65-day ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal from May 20 to July 23 to ensure smooth breeding of fish. A media release signed by the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer Mohammad Iftekhar Hussain said this […]
The fishing trawler was towed to the shore, which had gone missing two to three weeks ago. The trawler was caught in the net of another fishing trawler. Later, nearby fishermen pulled the trawler out of the water. The bodies were later sent to the mortuary of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for post-mortem. The dead […]
It is not just natural calamities like cyclones that they have to deal with. They have to face robbers, bandits and other fierce enemies. According to an international report on fishermen’s safety, more than 1,350 fishermen in Bangladesh die at sea due to lack of protective equipment. This number would increase further if piracy, piracy […]
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 […]
