Twenty fishermen, along with 17 dinghy boats, have reportedly been abducted and taken to Myanmar while fishing in the Naf River estuary at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar. Abdus Salam, a member of the Subrang Union Parishad, claims that members of the Arakan Army, a Myanmar armed group, captured the fishermen on Tuesday. The captured fishermen include Md Hashim, 30; Md Hossain, 20; Mohi Uddin, 22; Enayet Ullah, 32; Abdul Shukkur, 35; and 15 others, all residents of Shah Pari Dwip Jalia Para village in Sabrang Union. “Two fishermen in each boat were using nets to catch fish when members of the Arakan Army arrived in a large trawler and abducted 20 fishermen at gunpoint,” he said. EXPLOSIVE SOUNDS ACROSS NAF RIVERThe situation along the Naf River has been marked by the sound of explosions throughout the day, reflecting the escalating crisis in Myanmar.
