Barguna, April 11 -- At least 51 fishermen were injured in an attack by pirates in the Bay of Bengal while fishing on Wednesday night.

The injured fishermen managed to return to shore at Patharghata around 8pm on Thursday; 25 hours after the attack as the pirates incapacited the trawlers to delay their return, said Golam Mostafa Chowdhy, president of trawlers Owners' Association of Patharghata in the district.

He said the armed attacks by the pirates left at least 51 fishermen injured with one of them with gun shot.

The victims said five fishing trawlers namely FB Tufan-2, FB Madina-1, FB Ma-1, and FB Tarek-1 were fishing near the area between Dhal Char and Hatiya in the Bay when a group of 25-30 masked and armed pirates attacked them....