A 30-year-old fisherman was shot dead allegedly by pirates in the Bay of Bengal Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Musa, son of Harun Mia of Charlathimara village in Pathorghata upazila.
Golam Mostafa Chowdhury, president of Barguna Trawler Owners’ Association, said a group of 25-30 pirates charged a trawler, named “FB Babul”, in the Mandarbari area of the Sundarbans off the coast of Pathorghata at 9.30pm and took the fishermen on board hostage at gunpoint.
Musa was shot dead when he resisted the robbery. The pirates looted valuables from the trawler and also beat up some fishermen before leaving the vessel.
Commander (operations) of Bangladesh Coast Guard Lutfur Rahman said a team from the Mongla zone is on its way to the high seas.