UNB, Bagerhat

Over 100 fishermen were reported missing as 25 trawlers capsized in the Bay off different costal areas on Monday night as the sea turned rough due to a depression.
Survivors who sailed back to the coast said 25 trawlers with over 300 fishermen on board were caught in gusty winds and went under.
“Of them, about 200 managed to swim ashore while over 100 remained still missing,” said one trawler owner, Alauddin, from Kachikhai.
Coast Guard sources said search for the missing fishermen was going on. [Read more]