Dhaka, April 10 -- The 23 Bangladeshi sailors held hostage by Somali pirates have offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers "at gunpoint" on the captured ship MV Abdullah.

Like many other countries in the world, Somalia celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday.

The Bangladeshi sailors exchanged greetings with each other after the Eid congregation, the mother of one of the engineer-level crew members confirmed.

The woman said she received greetings and a photo of the Eid celebration from his son around Wednesday noon. They were doing well, she said.

The hostages also inquired about their family members at that time.

The sailor's mother said the pirates were behaving well with them but the water reserve in the ship declined.

The sailors also asked their...