Four fishermen drown, 60 missing

Sixteen fishermen were rescued from Moheskhali coast on the same day.

Bodies of the drowned fishermen were found at Ghatibanga Char in Moheskhali in the early hours of Monday. They are Khorshed Alam, 18 and Nazim Uddin, 20, both from Kutubzoom village under Moheskhali upazila.

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The survivors said the trawlers sank in the rough Bay near Teknaf coast.

Teknaf police when contacted said they have information that some fishing trawlers sank in the Bay.

Sources said the rough sea forced over 150 fishing trawlers to take shelter in offshore areas of Teknaf, Moheskhali and Kutubdia.

Drawned

A BSS report from Bhola said two fishermen drowned in the Meghna at Monpura on Thursday night.

According to police, a fishing trawler with 12 fishermen capsized in the river at Rizir Khal.

The victims were identified as Alamgir, 30, and Nuruddin, 25.

Two others -- Rob, 25, and Khokon, 20-- were rescued and admitted to the Monpura Upazila Health Complex. The rest swam shore.