Trawler Capsizes in Bay of Bengal: Two Fishermen Dead, Two Missing

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Publish : 03 Sep 2026, 10:54 AM

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Two fishermen died when a fishing trawler capsized off the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Cox's Bazar. The deceased have been identified as Faiz Ahmed and Saiful Islam.

Two other fishermen, Nurul Alam and Muhibullah, are reported missing. All of them hail from Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar.

The accident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, September 3, near the Nazirartek coast of Cox's Bazar.

According to locals, a fishing trawler owned by Faridul Alam from the Kutubjom area of Maheshkhali set out for the sea to fish on Tuesday night with several fishermen on board.

Around 4:00 AM on Thursday, as the trawler approached the Nazirartek coast, it was caught in a storm and overturned.

Later, local fishermen launched a rescue operation and recovered the bodies of Faiz Ahmed and Saiful Islam.

Nurul Alam and Muhibullah remain missing, and local fishermen are actively continuing search operations to find them.

The exact total number of fishermen on board the trawler at the time of the accident could not be confirmed immediately.

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