CHATTOGRAM Apr 5: The hijack drama of the Bangladeshi Ship MV Abdullah and its 23 hostages sailors are expected to end after Eid-ul-Fitr, said Mijanul Islam Media spokesman of Kabir Steel and Re-rolling Mills (KSRM) group.
He also confirmed that the negotiations with the Somnali pirates have been progressing well.
But the negotiations could not reach a final stage. As a result, we hope that the hostage sailors would be released after Eid, he said.
Another source claimed that the ransom money should be paid by the insurance company. But the amount of ransom was not disclosed.
Besides, the ransom money should be sent to Somalia, sources said.
A third-party has been negotiating the matter between the ship owners and the Somali pirates which has already progressed further sources said.
Meanwhile, the owners of the hijacked ship MV Abdullah, KSRM Group have already completed all preparations to free the sailors and bring back them home. After being freed, 23 sailors will be brought back to the country by air.
A new team of 23 people will be assigned to the coal-laden ship to take it from Somalia to Dubai. The ship owners have already prepared the new team of 23 sailors to take over the freed ship..
All the sailors of the MV Abdullah are now safe and in good health, said the KSRM Media spokesman Mijanul Islam. The pirates are behaving well with them, he said. We are in regular contact with the sailors.
The relatives and the family members of the hostage sailors have been waiting for the much-awaited news, the release of their near and dear ones from the clutches of the pirates.
The crew members are: Captain Mohammad Abdur Rashid, Chief Officer Mohammad Atikullah Khan, Second Officer Mazharul Islam Chowdhury, Third Officer Tarequl Islam, Deck Cadet Sabbir Hossain, Chief Engineer ASM Saiduzzaman, Second Officer Toufiqul Islam, Third Engineer Rokon Uddin, Fourth Engineer Tanvir Ahmed, Engine Cadet Ayub Khan, electrician Ibrahim Khalil, seaman Md Anwarul Haque, seaman Md Asifur Rahman, seaman Sazzad Hossain, seaman Joy Mahmud, seaman Nazmul Haque, seaman Ainul Haque, oiler Mohamamd Shamsuddin, Ali Hossain, fireman Mosharraf Hossain Shakil, chief cook Shafiqul Islam, general steward Nur Uddin, and fitter Saleh Ahmed.
