Pirates loot three trawlers
Pirates looted fishes, fuel and nets worth about Tk 20 lakh from three fishing trawlers in the Bay on Friday evening. Six fishermen were injured as they tried to resist the gang. The injured are Joynal, 40, Shah Alam, 30, Zakir, 28, Abdur Rahim, 35, Eusuf, 34 and Tofazzel, 32. They all hail from different villages under Kalapra and Galachipa upazilas in the district. The trawlers came under attack while returning to Kuakata from deep sea after catching hilsa. Police and injured fishermen said, three fishing trawlers FB Salauddin, FB Mayer Doa and FB Ferdousi were crossing Mudobi channel when at least 20/25 pirates on two trawlers attacked them and looted nets, fish and fuel.
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