Death toll in Cox's Bazar fishing trawler capsize climbs to 7

The death toll in fishing trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal has climbed to seven as five more bodies were recovered. 

They were identified as Hossain Ahmed, Azizul Haque, Md Absar, Nazir Hossain and Nurul Islam.

Inspector Md Selim Uddin of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Model Police Station confirmed the recovery. 

He said: "Another fisherman onboard the Mayer Doa, which sank on Friday, is still missing."

Of the five bodies, local fishermen spotted three floating near the mouth of the Bankkhali River on Sunday morning while two more bodies were found in the afternoon.

The bodies of two other fishermen, Md Ayub and Saiful Islam, were recovered on Saturday.

Police said the Mayer Doa, owned by Zakir Hossain from the Sadar Upazila’s Khurushkul area, set sail on Tuesday with 19 seafarers onboard. The trawler was damaged by the rough seas on its way back to shore on Friday .

Bangladesh Coast Guard personnel, with the help of local fishermen, rescued eight fishermen on Friday afternoon. Three others were found in other parts of the sea in the evening.