MV Banglar Joyjatra

MV Banglar Joyjatra

A Bangladeshi sailor embraces his child after returning home at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on 21 July. The reunion came after 115 days trapped near the Strait of Hormuz as conflict in the Middle East left the crew of Banglar Joyjatra stranded. Photo: TBS

'Every moment felt like death was waiting': Bangladeshi sailors return home after 115-day Gulf ordeal

For the families waiting at the airport, the reunion ended months of anxiety as conflict around the Strait of Hormuz left the crew stranded amid fears of missile attacks and sea mines.

MV BANGLAR JOYJATRA. Photo: Colected

Banglar Joyjatra clears Strait of Hormuz after four-and-a-half-month ordeal

Bangladeshi sailors stranded aboard state-owned vessel MV Banglar Joyjatra in the Strait of Hormuz spend their Eid-ul-Adha on 27 May 2026. Photo: Courtesy

31 Bangladeshi sailors aboard Banglar Joyjatra spend second Eid stranded in Hormuz