Says crewmember of MV Abdullah; vessel likely to reach Kutubdia tomorrow night

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said during a media briefing.

The hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship has anchored 20 miles off the Somalian port of Garacad, Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association (BMMOA) said this afternoon

The hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship was around 72 nautical miles off the Somalian port of Garacad at 6:00am today, and it is moving towards the coast

Neither the government nor the firm that owns the Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked with 23 crew members has been able to contact the hostages or pirates as of last night.

Atik Ullah Khan’s family was having iftar on Tuesday, during the first day of Ramadan, when a phone call shattered their world.

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said today that they were taking appropriate steps to safely bring back the crew members of the hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, but it was not possible to say when that could be done

Say officials of company that owns vessel