Man dies, 3 go missing as trawler capsizes in Bay

A fishermen died and three went missing after a fishing trawler carrying 23 fishermen, capsized after being caught in a storm in the Bay of Bengal on Friday afternoon.

The incident occurred near Laboni Point along Cox's Bazar Sea.

The deceased was Jamal, a resident of Lohagara upazila in Chattogram.

According to Osman Gani, Senior n-Charge of Sea Safe Lifeguard, the trawler capsized due to the storm and immediately carried out a rescue operation. During the drive, they have rescued 20 fishermen from the sea while three others went missing.

Among the rescued, Jamal was critically injured and declared dead after being taken to the hospital. The others are receiving medical treatment at the hospital, he said.

"We have spoken to the injured fishermen, who mentioned there were 23 fishermen onboard," he said.

Tanvir Hossain, Magistrate of the Tourist Cell of the District Administration, said, "The trawler is now ashore, and there are a few fishermen still missing."

"Once the injured are stable, we will be able to gather more details," he added.