11 rescued fishermen handed over to relatives
Eleven fishermen who were rescued by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) from Kalir Char area in the Sundarbans on Tuesday were handed over to their relatives yesterday, BDR and police said.
The fishermen are Jasim Uddin, Zakir Hossain, Rajib, Shah Jahan, Abul Kalam, Noor Islam and Emdadul Haque of Patharghata upazila in Barguna, Al Amin Sheikh of Morelganj in Bagerhat, Ranajit Kumar Hawladar and Khalilur Rahman of Kalapara in Patuakhali and Mahsin of Shyamnagar in Satkhira district.
Pirates abducted them for Tk 2 lakh ransom when they were catching fish in the Kalindi in the Sundarbans on December 29, BDR said. They were rescued after a gunfight between BDR and pirates leaving five pirates dead.
The dead pirates are Md Zulu and Md. Baki of Rampal upazila and Naya Khokon of Morelganj upazila in Bagerhat district and Md Nasir of Rupsa and Samrat Zahir of Daulatpur in Khulna. All were buried at Rasulpur graveyard in the town after an autopsy held yesterday.
On contact, Shyamnagar officer-in-charge (OC) Abdur Razzak confirmed the incident.
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