DHAKA, 04 March 2022, (TON): Foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen said “the 28 sailors of a Bangladeshi ship named 'Banglar Samriddhi' that stranded in Ukraine amid the armed conflict have been moved to safer place.”

He revealed the latest development of the ship, that came under a missile attack leaving one Bangladeshi sailor death, to reporters at foreign ministry here this afternoon.

The foreign ministry through Bangladesh embassy in Poland arranged the evacuation of the stranded sailors with the support of local authority.

Foreign ministry official said “the ministry has the plan to evacuate the ship crews a well as take the dead body of sailor Hadisur Rahman to any bordering country from Ukraine.”

Meanwhile, Russia said “it regretted the death of a sailor onboard a Bangladeshi ship in Ukraine amid the armed conflict there and assured Dhaka of making "every effort" to ensure the ship's safe departure of the vessel.”

The Russian embassy said in a statement "we express deep condolences to the near and dear ones of the deceased.”