A fisherman was shot dead by 3 fishermen in the Meghna river in Ramgatti, Laxmipur, and a fisherman named Esmt Mohiuddin (35) was taken away by the bandits.
The incident took place on Tuesday (November 8) around 12:20 PM in the river on the west side of Char Abdullah Uniton, and they were rescued by the fishermen and admitted to the hospital at around 4 pm.
Inspector (In-Charge) of the Naval Police Department Ferdous Ahmed confirmed the poison.
The injured are - Md. Abbas Majhi (28), Md. Farooq (35) and Md. Yusuf (27). Abbas is the son of Tasir Ahmed of Charfalkan area of Kamalnagar upazila, Yusuf Ramgati's West Charklakopa village. Yunus's son and Farooq No'akhali's son of Alamgir Faraji, Suvarna Char.
The missing Mohiuddin is the son of Nanu Faraji of Subarnachar area of Notakhali.
‘We were preparing to cast nets in the river. Suddenly, pirates fired on our boat from a distance. We three were shot dead. Our colleague Mohiuddin was killed by the bandits,’ he said.’
Kamalnagar Ludhta Machghat fishing fisher Md. Liton said, "Abbas Majhi's boat robbery happened in the middle of the night. We have known Kamalnagar Upazila Fisheries Officer Abdul Qudduch and Alexander Coast Guard's Contingent Commander (CC).
AK Azad, a doctor on duty at Sadar Hospital, said three patients had arrived and were admitted and kept under observation.
Ferdous Ahmed, Inspector (in-charge) of the Naval Police Department, said that the robbery took place in the Meghna river in Daulatkhan area of Bhola.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday (November 9) at 7 am, Ramgati Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Alamgir Hossain told the media that nothing was known about the incident. Later he took information about the injured and missing jail from media workers.
