Trawler Capsize In Baleshwari: Bodies of 2 missing fishermen found

The bodies of two fishermen, whose trawler sank in the Baleshwari river in Barguna's Patharghata on January 3, have been found.

Five days after the trawler capsized, the body of Bayezid, 17, was recovered on Tuesday evening. The body of Yusuf, 23, was recovered around 9:00am yesterday, Sanjay Majumdar, officer-in-charge of Patharghata Police Station, confirmed.

According to family sources, Yusuf and Bayezid took a small trawler for fishing on January 3 with four days of food in stock.

Yusuf and Bayezid went missing after the trawler sank in Pakkidia Lachi area of the Sundarbans, 30km southwest of Patharghata.

Barguna District Trawler Owners Association General Secretary Masum Akon said, "The fishermen were cousins."

Five trawlers had been searching the river to rescue them, he added.