One of the six Bangladeshi fishing trawlers that came under fire from the Myanmar Navy has returned to Shahpari Island jetty in Teknaf. In that trawler there are 11 fishermen including the bullet-ridden body of one fisherman and two fishermen with bullet wounds.
Coastguard's Teknaf Station and Shahpari Island Police Outpost confirmed this information. Five more trawlers and more than half a hundred Bangladeshi fishermen are detained by the Myanmar Navy in this incident.
Killed by the Myanmar Navy. Osman is the son of Bachchu Mia from Konarpara area of Shahpari Island. He is a fisherman of a trawler owned by Saiful Company of Bazarpara area of Shahpari Island. The two injured fishermen also belong to the trawler.
Two people were shot - Raju, a resident of Shahpari's Dwip Bazar neighborhood and another Md. from the middle neighborhood. Rafiq. However, the names and addresses of the other fishermen could not be confirmed.
The owners of the trawler told reporters that the incident took place in an estuary of the Bay of Bengal called Moulvir Shil, southwest of St. Martin's Island.
The owners of the six trawlers that were captured are - Matiur Rahman, son of Muslim Mia of Mistripara, Shahpari Island, Abdullah, son of deceased Ali Hochan, his brother Ata Ullah and son of Chayed Majhi of Uttarpara. I have There are more than half a hundred sailors in these five trawlers.
However, the owner of the trawler confirmed that the Coast Guard is trying to bring back the captured fishermen. Kaiser.
Abdus Salam, UP member of Shahpari Island in Teknaf also confirmed this information on Thursday (October 10) afternoon. He said six trawlers from his area go fishing in the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin.
Teknaf Police OC Muhammad Ghiyas Uddin said the Myanmar Navy shot a trawler while returning from fishing near St. Martin. A fisherman in the trawler was shot dead. And the other two were shot.
The owner of the trawler. Kaiser said, after fishing near St. Martin, I was returning through Shahpari Island Jetty Ghat. At that time, a ship of the Myanmar Navy was passing towards my trawler in the vicinity of Naikxyangdia. My trawler was suddenly fired from a Myanmar Navy ship. In this one of our fishermen died and two fishermen were shot.
He said, we were in the Bangladeshi waters of the Naf river and we were showing the Bangladeshi flag with raised hands and signaling them not to shoot. Still they did not agree. started shooting.
Injured fisherman Mohammad Rafiq said that four days ago, Oli Ahmed went fishing in the sea with a trawler and 10 fishermen. On their way back on Thursday, a Myanmar Navy ship stationed in the Myanmar part of the sea signaled them to go towards them. As it is Myanmar's territorial waters, they continue to move towards St. Martin's Island. At this time, they fired one after another. Two people were shot in this incident. Another died of gunshot wounds. Others are intact.
In this regard, BGB Teknafstha 2 battalion commander Lt. Col. Mohiuddin Ahmed said, we have received reports that one person was killed and two others were injured in the firing of the navy on the border of Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal near St. Martin. Detailed inquiries are being made in this incident.
Teknaf Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Adnan Chowdhury also confirmed the matter. He said that one Bangladeshi fisherman was killed and two others were shot by the Myanmar Navy near Saint Martin. The captured fishermen were released by the Myanmar Navy. Going to the coast and rescuing them.
SI Nazmul Haque, in-charge of Shahpari Island Police Outpost, said that a trawler with 11 fishermen, including the dead and shot boys, returned to Shahpari Island Jetty Ghat around 2 pm. The body of the jailer has been informed to the Naval Police for further legal action.
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