Cash award for rescue of missing Coast Guard
Search by Navy continues
Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard yesterday continued their search for missing Coast Guard Saifuddin and the trawler that sank in Kocha river at Darul Huda under Bhandaria police station in Pirojpur district on Tuesday.
But neither the trawler nor any body could be located, official sources said here.
The trawler sank in turbulent waters when Saifuddin along with three others were toeing the seized trawler to Mongla as it was carrying illegal timber. Saifuddin had an SMG and 90 bullets with him.
The sources said Naval ship BNS Shahid Dawlat under the command of Lt. Commander Nizamuddin, Coast Guard vessel CGS Patuakhali under the command of Zonal Commander M A Matin and some speedboats with frogmen are engaged in search operation from Charkhali to downstream.
The district administration has declared cash reward for rescue of Saifuddin or recovery of his body.
Two other Coast Guars --Liton and Mamtaz --and the trawler's crew Kamal swam ashore when it sank.
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