Pirates

Pirates

27 members of the 'Chhoto Jahangir Bahini' surrendered to the Bangladesh Coast Guard yesterday (13 July). Photo: TBS

27 members of 'Chhoto Jahangir Bahini', largest pirate gang of Sundarbans, surrender with arms

Chhoto Jahangir Bahini had long been involved in robbery, kidnapping fishermen and woodcutters, and extorting ransom in the Sundarbans.

Lighter vessel named MV Al-Bakhera. Photo: Collected

Ministry of Industries forms probe body over MV Al Bakhera incident in Chandpur

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Pirates kill one fisherman, abduct 19 others from Sonadia Channel

IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez Velasco delivered a lecture on "Towards a Net Zero Shipping 2050: IMO’s Vision for a Just and Equitable Transition" at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday (30 May). Photo: UNB

IMO lacks authority to take legal action against pirates: Secretary general

A pirate surrenders to the RAB in the presence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kaman in Chattogram on 30 May. Photo: Courtesy

50 pirates surrender to RAB in Ctg, seeking normal life

‘Sundarbaner Durdhorso Dossuder Rupantorer Golpo’

How the Sundarbans pirates changed their way 

Extra security to cost ships $100,000 per trip thru risky sea routes

Extra security to cost ships $100,000 per trip thru risky sea routes

Illustration: TBS

How safe are the seas?

The Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel Ruen seized by Somali pirates, which was intercepted by the Indian Navy, is pictured at sea, in this handout photo released on March 16, 2024. SpokespersonNavy via X /Handout via REUTERS

Somali pirates to face trial after India navy capture

Kazi Ali Imam, former Commandant of Marine Academy. Illustration: TBS

'Negotiation is the primary option if pirates seize control of a ship'

Painting titled ‘Capture of the Pirate, Blackbeard, 1718’ by Jean Leon Jerome Ferris (1920). PHOTO: COLLECTED

From Blackbeard to Juqraafi: The history and art of maritime piracy

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MV Abdullah hijacking: Hope as Somali pirates make first contact

Captain Anam Chowdhury (left) and Dr Md Touhidul Islam (Right). Sketches: TBS

MV Abdullah Hijacking: Is a raid the best course of action?