29 fishermen abducted in Bay

Armed robbers kidnapped 29 fishermen along with their fishing trawler from Sonadia Channel of the Bay of Bengal in Moheshkhali upazila early yesterday.

Joynal Abedin, owner of the trawler, said 31 fishermen from Kutubdia upazila went to the Bay aboard the trawler for netting fish on Sunday. 

A gang of 12/ 15 armed robbers swooped on them while they were fishing near Sonadia Channel around 3:00am and took the fishermen hostage at gunpoint.