Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said efforts are being made to rescue hijacked Bangladeshi flag carrier MV Abdullah and its 23 crew through the second party.
He said that those who hijacked the ship have not yet been formally contacted.
"We are trying to communicate with the pirates via a second party," he told reporters after attending a program at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University.
“We have informed those who need to be contacted in this regard,” he added.
Earlier, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said the authorities had not yet received any ransom demands from the pirates responsible for hijacking the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean.
He said: “Our first priority is to keep the 23 crews of the ship safe and sound. At any cost, we want to bring back our crews alive without any harm.”
On Tuesday, the ship, carrying coal from Mozambique’s Maputo port to Al Hamriyah Port in the UAE, was attacked around noon.
MV Abdullah is owned by SR Shipping Lines – a sister company of Chittagong-based Kabir Steel and Rerolling Mill (KSRM) Group.
All crew members are being held hostage by the pirates, said KSRM’s media adviser Mizanul Islam.
