Two bodies have floated near Patenga two days after a fishing trawler capsized off the Chattogram coast in the Bay of Bengal, leaving eight fishermen missing. River Police Sadarghat outpost chief Md Arif said on Saturday afternoon that the recovery of the bodies has begun, noting identities must be confirmed to determine if the bodies are from the sunken trawler. He said locals saw one body floating near the Karnaphuli River’s 15th terminal close to Patenga in the afternoon. The owners of the sunken vessel informed the Coast Guard of the incident on Friday morning when the force began searching for the missing individuals at sea. All the missing fishermen are from Noakhali.
