Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The Coast Guard has rescued 11 fishermen from the disabled fishing boat "FB Fatema", which had been floating at sea for four days.

In a press release on Wednesday, the law-enforcing agency said the rescue took place on Tuesday afternoon.

The release, quoting Coast Guard spokesman Lt Commander Siam-ul-Haque, stated that the boat carrying 11 fishermen went out to sea from the Ramgati Majhghat area of Lakshmipur on Oct 31.

"The vessel broke down due to a mechanical fault in the middle of the night on Nov 1 and was floating at sea for four days. After the fishing boat came within mobile network range, one fisherman called the Coast Guard's emergency service number 16111 at 12:30pm on Tuesday to request assistance, making t...