News Desk :A Bangladeshi-flagged ship headed from the African country of Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates has been captured by pirates in the Indian Ocean. The vessel, named the MV Abdullah, had 23 Bangladeshi sailors on board and all of them have been taken hostage, according to the ship’s owners, reports bdnews24.comThe ship is owned by the KSRM Group’s SR Shipping and runs freight. A message was sent from the ship around 1:30pm on Tuesday Bangladesh time, said SR Shipping CEO Mohammad Meherul Karim. “The pirates have taken control of the ship. We are trying to get more details.”In December 2010, Somali pirates had hijacked the Bangladeshi vessel MV Jahan Moni in the Arabian Sea.

Source: bd News24 March 12, 2024 22:30 UTC