Pirates kidnapped 15 fishermen along with a trawler from Talia Char area in the Meghna River under Hatia upazila of Noakhali early Thursday, reports UNB.
One of the fishermen sustained bullet wounds during the pirate attack.
Assistant Sub-inspector Gulzar of Char Nizam police camp under Monpura upazila of Bhola said a gang of pirates swooped in on three trawlers in Talia Char area during the early hours of Thursday.
When the fishermen tried to resist the bandits, they opened fire indiscriminately, leaving Zakir Hossain, 30, injured.
Later, the pirates looted valuables from the trawlers and kidnapped 15 fishermen along with a trawler.
On information, police of Char Nizam camp conducted a drive in the morning and arrested 15 pirates from the area, said Gulzar.
Zakir was admitted to Charfassion upazila health complex in critical condition.
Earlier, pirates kidnapped 21 fishermen along with two trawlers from the Meghna River under Monpura upazila early Wednesday. The police did however; manage to rescue 10 of them soon after the incident.