28 crew of Banglar Samriddhi evacuated from Ukraine

Twenty-eight crew of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation's ship "Banglar Samriddhi" have been safely evacuated to Moldova from war-torn Ukraine.

"Alhamdulillah, all 28 crew of Banglar Samriddhi have cleared immigration safely and Now they are in Moldova," Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association (BMMOA) told media today, The Business Standard reports.

BMMOA further said that all crew have been handed over to Bangladesh Embassy in Moldova, an Eastern European country.

The ship - Banglar Samriddhi – had been stranded at the Olvia port of crisis-stricken country Ukraine with 29 sailors on board since Russia invaded the Eastern European country on 24 February.

Engineer Hadisur was killed after the ship came under a missile attack on 2 March in conflict zone on Buh River.

After the attack, the crew members, in video messages from the ship, requested immediate help.

The Bangladesh Embassy in Poland on Thursday night evacuated the crew members to a nearby bunker.