By: Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka)

Somalian pirates finally released hijacked Bangladeshi cargo ship, MV Abdullah along with its entire crew of 23 sailors on early morning of Sunday. KSRM Group of Bangladesh, who owns the ship, made the announcement early Sunday.

The ship was captured at gunpoint on March 12 around 600 nautical miles off the Somalian coast in the Indian Ocean while carrying coal from Maputo in Mozambique to Dubai in the UAE.

KSRM Deputy Managing Director (DMD) Shahriar Jahan Rahat said the ship and the crew were released after negotiation with the pirates ended successfully.

Currently the ship is sailing towards the UAE port for unloading cargo. All 23 crew on board are safe, in good health, and have been able to contact their relatives, he said.