Two die as fishing trawler capsizes in Noakhali

Two fishermen died and two others went missing after a trawler carrying 16 fishers capsized amid a heavy storm in the Bay of Bengal on Friday, police said, report agencies.

The capsize occurred adjacent to Nijhum Dwip in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district on Friday morning, said police.

The dead are Mainuddin, a resident of Amtali village in Jahajmara union of the upazila, and Md Raful of Notun Sukhchar village. The missing fishermen are Sharif and Belal.