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Coast Guard rescues 13 fishermen adrift south of Saint Martin’s Island

The fishing boat FV Rifat lost engine power on its return to Teknaf; a Coast Guard vessel found it about 12 nautical miles south of Saint Martin's after a call to hotline 16111.

Coast Guard rescues 55 from Malaysia-bound trawler off Teknaf, five suspects held

Three Coast Guard teams intercepted a trawler off Teknaf after it ignored a stop signal; 55 people including women and children were rescued and five suspected traffickers detained.

Japan to provide a patrol vessel to boost Bangladesh’s maritime security

At the 27 October 2026 summit in Tokyo, Japan decided to provide a patrol vessel to Bangladesh under its Official Security Assistance programme, according to Japan's foreign ministry.