The Arakan Army, an armed group in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, has abducted 13 Bangladeshi fishermen while fishing in the Bay of Bengal near St Martin’s Island.
Among them, six have been identified as Nur Mohammad, 60, Hamid Hossain, 45, Md Hampuro, 15, Jasim Uddin, 18, and Harun Mia, 40, residents of St Martin’s, and Md Habibullah, 60, of Shamlapur in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar.
Fisherman Kalimuddin, a resident of St Martin’s, said the Arakan Army abducted six Bangladeshi fishermen while fishing in the Bay of Bengal adjacent to Myanmar's Maungdaw on Tuesday morning, December 13.
Around 12:00 noon, they kidnapped seven more Bangladeshi fishermen while fishing, Kalimuddin added.
Quoting locals, St Martin’s union parishad chairman Faizul Islam confirmed the matter.
Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), Md Inamul Hafij Nadim, said that no one has yet reported the incident.
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