Cox’s Bazar trawler capsize: 2 more bodies recovered

Members of  Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered the bodies of two people, believed to have been the victims  of  trawler capsize of 11 February, from Paschimpara beach in St Martin’s Island in Teknaf upazila here on Monday, raising the death from the accident to 21, reports UNB.

Station commander of Coast Guard, Teknaf, lieutenant M Sohel Rana, said  Coast Guard members recovered the bodies of the two unidentified men from the Bay around 9:30 am.

Earlier, Coast Guard members recovered two other bodies from the Bay of  Bengal near Chhera Dwip on Friday evening and Saturday.

The incident of trawler capsize took place in early hours of 11 February near the St Martin’s Island, leaving 15 Rohingyas dead.

Seventy three passengers were rescued alive.

A case was filed over the incident accusing 19 human traffickers and police have so far arrested 10 of them.