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4 likely killed in Mediterranean trying to sail to Greece
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 29 Mar 2026, 05:11 AM
File Photo: Reuters
As many as 22 people, including at least four Bangladeshis,
died from starvation while remaining stranded for six days on a floating
rubber-boat in their attempts sail to Greece via the Mediterranean through
undocumented channels.
All the deseased hail from Derai upazila of Sunamganj.
The four deceased have been identified as: Md Nuruzzaman
Sardar alias Moyna, 30, son of Abu Sardar from Tarapasha village of Kulanj
Union in Dirai upazila; Sajidur Rahman, 28, son of Abdul Gani; Sahan Ehiya, 25,
son of Islam Uddin; and Mujibur Rahman, 38, son of Abdul Malek from Rajanagar
Union of the same upazila.
The victims were thrown overboard after they succumbed to
hunger and thirst.
Two Sudanese men, believed by Greek authorities to have been
behind the alleged smuggling operation have been ordered to appear before a
local court on Crete within 48 hours up till Monday.
On Saturday afternoon, Rohan Ahmed, 25, son of Abdul Kahar who was on the boat and hailed from the Tarapasha village, confirmed the matter over the phone to journalists. Rohan said that several of the migrants died from hunger, including the aforementioned four.
Local union parishad member Shahnoor Mia, also from the same
village, said that it was Rohan who informed the village about the deaths of
the four men over the phone. They had been taken from Libya to Greece by sea in
a rubber boat.
Mohammad Zakaria, the elder brother of Sahan Ehiya, said
that each of them had made a deal with brokers to go to Greece for Tk12 lakh.
They left home last month. Half of the payment was made after reaching Libya.
There had been no contact with them for several days. This afternoon, their
cousin Rohan informed them by phone about the deaths of the four.