, Dec. 8 -- Seven fishermen were abducted allegedly by a group of pirates from different areas of the Sundarbans on Sunday.

The abductors are now charging Tk 50, 000 as ransom for each fisherman.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning in the Malancha River of the Satkhira range, including Hanskhali, Chelakata, and Hetalbuni canals, according to fishermen who managed to escape.

Those abducted are Abdul Aziz, 50, Ibrahim Hossain, 45, Anarul Islam, 22, Najmul Haque, 34, Shamim Hossain, 36, Anwar Hossain, 32, from Dakshin Kadamtala village of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira, and Mujibul Hossain, 35, from Harinagar Jelepara.

Returning fishermen Fozer Ali and Sabuz Mia said they had gone to the Sundarbans from Kadamtala station to catch cra...