Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- At least 12 Bangladeshi fishermen and their boat were kidnapped from the Naf River in Teknaf's Naikhyangdia area on Saturday afternoon while returning from the Bay of Bengal.
According to local residents and trawler owners, members of Myanmar's armed rebel group, the Arakan Army, carried out the abduction.
"I have heard about the detention of 12 fishermen, including their boat. I am doing everything to bring them back quickly." said Sheikh Ahsan Uddin,UpazilaNirbahiOfficer of Teknaf district.The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) state that over the past eight months, the Arakan Army kidnapped at least 230 fishermen from the Naf River and adjacent areas along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Of these, 151 were taken between Jan...