Kolkata: One more fisherman rescued by Bangla ship, 24 missing

Of the 61 fishermen who had gone missing into the Bay of Bengal last week, 37 have been rescued.

By: Express News Service
Kolkata | July 12, 2019 04:02 AM IST

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The fisherman, Rabindra Math Das from Namkhana in South 24 Parganas, is being treated at Chattogram Hospital in Bangladesh’s Chittagong. (PTI Photo/Representational)

One more fisherman has been rescued by a Bangladeshi vessel, while 24 are still missing, said a government official on Thursday. Of the 61 fishermen who had gone missing into the Bay of Bengal last week, 37 have been rescued.

The fisherman, Rabindra Math Das from Namkhana in South 24 Parganas, is being treated at Chattogram Hospital in Bangladesh’s Chittagong.