BAGERHAT: Twelve fishermen remain missing two days after their trawler sank in coastal area of the district.

According to witnesses, the trawler capsized in the mid-sea on Tuesday due to technical fault.

Fishermen from Kochikhali said they saw the trawler carrying the 12 men in 1 No Boya area of Mongla in Tuesday last.

The victims hailed from separate villages of Sharankhola upazila.

BDST: 1800 HRS, 5 AUG 2010