4 Bangladeshi sailors return home from missile-hit ship

Four Bangladeshi sailors who were on boardmissile-hit vessel in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran-United States-Israel have returned home.

They arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday night on a flight from Oman, said Department of Shipping and the Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association (BMMOA) source.

The are--Habibur Rahman, Monirul Alam Joy and Rifat--crew members of the vessel MKD Vyom, which came under missile attack on the second day of the conflict near Oman waters.

Captain Anam Chowdhury, president of BMMOA, said the missile strike caused a fire on the ship shortly after the war began. Later, Omani authorities rescued them from the vessel.

Sources said, over hundred more Bangladeshi seafarers remain stranded on at least six vessels inside and around the strategic maritime corridor.

According to the Directorate General of Shipping, four Bangladesh-flagged vessels are currently stuck in and around the Strait of Hormuz due to heightened security risks.

Four Bangladesh-flagged vessels are currently stuck in and around the Strait of Hormuz due to heightened security risks.

Among those, the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation's vessel Banglar Joyjatra, carrying 31 crew members, is stationed at Jebel Ali Port in the UAE.

Two vessels operated by SR Shipping are also affected: Nazia Jahan, with 22 sailors on board, is currently in the Red Sea, while Jahan-1, also carrying 22 sailors, is waiting at an Oman port.

Another vessel, Bashundhara LPG Challenger, with about 25 crew members, remains near the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the International Maritime Organization, nearly 20,000 sailors are currently stranded in the area.