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50 fishermen kidnapped
Armed robbers kidnapped around 50 fishermen along with three fishing trawlers and looted valuables worth Tk 10 lakh following an attack in the waters off Patharghata coast on Wednesday night. The kidnapped fishermen hailed from different villages in sadar upazila. District Fishermen Trawler Owners Association sources said, the armed gang swooped on around 20 trawlers and kidnapped over 50 fishermen along with three fishing trawlers- FB Golapful, FB Sandhani-2 and FB Nurbanu- in Sonarchar area, 120 kilometre south-east of Patharghata upazila, at night and looted valuables including fishes and fishing nets worth about Tk 10 lakh.
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