Hijacking of Bangladeshi ship: Somali pirates contact owners of MV Abdullah
At around 1 pm on Thursday (Bangladesh time), the pirates anchored the ship 20 nautical miles off the coast of Garakad in Somalia. Later in the evening the ship was anchored just seven nautical miles from the coast. Today the ship was taken to a nearby area. It is believed that the pirates are changing […]
A representative of the owners also confirmed the development to Prothom Alo. According to the website of 'Shipfix', which monitors the ship's location, the ship was moving at a speed of 10 nautical miles per hour. According to the latest updates the ship was spotted near the Somalia coast. At around 1.30 pm Bangladesh time, […]
There is no stable government in Somalia. The Somalian government does not control many areas of the riot-hit country. Concerned persons say the crew therefore does not have many options to free the ship and comply with the pirates' demands. The owners finally contacted the employees on Wednesday morning. The owners said the 23 crew […]
The Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier MV Abdullah, seized by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, is carrying a supply of food for about 25 days as well as 200 tonnes of drinking water. After the pirates captured the ship, the ship's chief officer Mohammad Atiqullah Khan sent this information to the ship's owner Kabir Group of […]
Atiq's elder daughter Yasra Fatima is a class 3 student, second daughter Unaiza is a class 2 student and the youngest daughter is only 18 months old. When Atiq called for the last time after Maghrib Namaz yesterday, his wife Meena was offering Namaz. His second daughter Unaija picked up the phone. Atiq only said […]
The ship's chief officer Atiq Ullah Khan wrote in a Facebook post at 5:00 pm (Bangladesh time), “We are fine, Alhamdulillah. Don't worry.” He tagged his family members and friends in the Facebook post. Prothom Alo contacted Kabir Group media advisor Mizanul Islam to inquire about the latest status of the crew members. “We have […]
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The base is run by Danab, a unit of US-trained commandos who have taken part in assaults against the militants. Abdullahi said, “So far we know that the deputy commander of the Danab commando force, Major Hassan Mohammad Osman (Ture), and four others were killed.” In a statement Al Shabaab claimed responsibility, saying that it […]
To build a more resilient Somalia, “we have to change the narrative that local people do not have the capacity to manage finances,” he said. cash in hand One way to put more money towards local priorities is to offer direct cash transfers to those most at risk during drought, to help protect them from […]
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Ali said the terrorists had killed eight civilians and later added that a soldier had also died in the siege of the hotel. He said, “…the terrorists killed nine people, including a soldier.” He said five soldiers were also injured in the firing. Six al-Shabaab fighters were involved in the attack on the hotel. “One […]