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Hijacked Ship: 3 Bangladeshis, other crewmen released

The three hijacked Bangladeshis along with 14 other crewmen of a UAE-flagged oil tanker were released yesterday.

MV Jubba XX and its 17 crewmembers were hijacked by the Somali pirates on July 16 from Umm Al Qaiwain port.

The three Bangladeshi crewmen are Mohammad Nurul Islam and Nurul Amin, two brothers Nunachhara village of Sitakunda, and Jahurul Alam of Mirsarai of Chittagong.

Nurul Islam's wife Baby Begum told The Daily Star that her husband telephoned her around 2:00pm after the release.

All the crewmembers are in good condition, she said.

Source : The Daily Star