Bagerhat Correspondent :
There is no trace of 27 missing fishermen of Kachua Upazila in Bagerhat district since September 19 due to stormy weather .
They went to the sea to catch fish. The members of the fishermen’s families are passing their days in a deplorable condition.
It is a matter of confusion whether they (fishermen) are dead or alive. The members of the families of the missing fishermen believe, they are alive and they will return homes once again. But no satisfactory step has been taken by the Government to search out the missing fishermen.
Kachua Upazila administration prepared a list of 23 fishermen who went missing in the Bay of Bengal (on September 19) due to a cyclonic weather and a list of 13 fishermen who were recovered from there. But according to un-official sources, the number of the missing fishermen is more than that. As many as 19 fishermen of the village Boga (within Dhopakhali Union Parishad) alone are missing and their dependents are passing a sub standard life for want of earning members.
According to Bagerhat District Fishery Office, some 33 fishermen of the district are still missing. Out of them, 27 are from Kachua Upazila, 2 from Morrelganj, 2 from Sharankhola, 1 from Chitalmari
and 1 from Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. The 27 fishermen from Boga and other villages under Kachua Upazila are (1) Aliar Bepari, (2) Md. Tayab Ali Bepari, (3) Atiar Bepari, (4) Md. Neamul Amani, (5) Al-Amin Amani, (6) Kalam Malik, (7) Jahangir Bepari, (8) Abdul Barek Molla, (9) Abdul Molla, (10) Abdul Khalek Molla, (11) Hafizur Babna, (12) Moni Majhi, (13) Hasan Malik, (14) Abu Taleb Hawladar, (15) Masum Shaikh, (16) Kalam Molla, ( 17) Abu Bepari, (18) Mizanur Bepari, (19) Rezaul Bepari and (20) Abu Bepari from Boga village, (21) Nesar Sardar, (22) Rashid Dakua and (23) Jalil Sardar from village Biskhali within Gopalpur Union Parishad, (24) Md. Delwar Hossain, from village Madartala within Gazalia Union Parishad and (25) Mahatab Ali Bawali, (26) Sohrab Amani and (27) Abdus Sattar Amani from village Chingrakhali within Maghia Union Parishad under Kachua Upazila.
It is learnt from the members of the families of the missing fishermen that during the Eid-ul-Azha they did not get any help from the Government or any non-Government Organizations. They thanked the local people and the villagers as they helped each of the family of the missing fishermen with a sum of cash Tk.2 thousand and 30 kgs rice at the time the holy Eid-ul-Azha.
On the other hand, Md. Mujibor Rahman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Kachua prepared a list of 23 missing fishermen and another list of 13 injured fishermen who were recovered from the sea after Eid-ul-Azha and sent the same to the Deputy Commissioner of Bagerhat and according to the list, each of the family of the missing fishermen was given a sum of cash Tk. 5 thousand and 30 kgs rice, while each of the fishermen who were recovered from the sea in injured condition was given a sum of cash Tk 3 thousand and 30 kgs rice from Bagerhat district administration.
When contacted, Narayan Chandra Mandol, District Fishery Officer of Bagerhat told the newsmen, 33 fishermen of the district were still missing in the sea due to the cyclonic storm. Every year a number of fishermen of the district die and many of them and (fishing) trawlers are missing in the sea due to storms at the time of catching fish, but there is no authentic statistic of the missing fishermen of the district office.
There is no trace of 27 missing fishermen of Kachua Upazila in Bagerhat district since September 19 due to stormy weather .
They went to the sea to catch fish. The members of the fishermen’s families are passing their days in a deplorable condition.
It is a matter of confusion whether they (fishermen) are dead or alive. The members of the families of the missing fishermen believe, they are alive and they will return homes once again. But no satisfactory step has been taken by the Government to search out the missing fishermen.
Kachua Upazila administration prepared a list of 23 fishermen who went missing in the Bay of Bengal (on September 19) due to a cyclonic weather and a list of 13 fishermen who were recovered from there. But according to un-official sources, the number of the missing fishermen is more than that. As many as 19 fishermen of the village Boga (within Dhopakhali Union Parishad) alone are missing and their dependents are passing a sub standard life for want of earning members.
According to Bagerhat District Fishery Office, some 33 fishermen of the district are still missing. Out of them, 27 are from Kachua Upazila, 2 from Morrelganj, 2 from Sharankhola, 1 from Chitalmari
and 1 from Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. The 27 fishermen from Boga and other villages under Kachua Upazila are (1) Aliar Bepari, (2) Md. Tayab Ali Bepari, (3) Atiar Bepari, (4) Md. Neamul Amani, (5) Al-Amin Amani, (6) Kalam Malik, (7) Jahangir Bepari, (8) Abdul Barek Molla, (9) Abdul Molla, (10) Abdul Khalek Molla, (11) Hafizur Babna, (12) Moni Majhi, (13) Hasan Malik, (14) Abu Taleb Hawladar, (15) Masum Shaikh, (16) Kalam Molla, ( 17) Abu Bepari, (18) Mizanur Bepari, (19) Rezaul Bepari and (20) Abu Bepari from Boga village, (21) Nesar Sardar, (22) Rashid Dakua and (23) Jalil Sardar from village Biskhali within Gopalpur Union Parishad, (24) Md. Delwar Hossain, from village Madartala within Gazalia Union Parishad and (25) Mahatab Ali Bawali, (26) Sohrab Amani and (27) Abdus Sattar Amani from village Chingrakhali within Maghia Union Parishad under Kachua Upazila.
It is learnt from the members of the families of the missing fishermen that during the Eid-ul-Azha they did not get any help from the Government or any non-Government Organizations. They thanked the local people and the villagers as they helped each of the family of the missing fishermen with a sum of cash Tk.2 thousand and 30 kgs rice at the time the holy Eid-ul-Azha.
On the other hand, Md. Mujibor Rahman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Kachua prepared a list of 23 missing fishermen and another list of 13 injured fishermen who were recovered from the sea after Eid-ul-Azha and sent the same to the Deputy Commissioner of Bagerhat and according to the list, each of the family of the missing fishermen was given a sum of cash Tk. 5 thousand and 30 kgs rice, while each of the fishermen who were recovered from the sea in injured condition was given a sum of cash Tk 3 thousand and 30 kgs rice from Bagerhat district administration.
When contacted, Narayan Chandra Mandol, District Fishery Officer of Bagerhat told the newsmen, 33 fishermen of the district were still missing in the sea due to the cyclonic storm. Every year a number of fishermen of the district die and many of them and (fishing) trawlers are missing in the sea due to storms at the time of catching fish, but there is no authentic statistic of the missing fishermen of the district office.
