At least 200 fishing boats with over 3,000 fishermen aboard went missing till Tuesday evening as the trawlers sailing from the coastal districts of the country are believed to have capsized in the turbulent sea under the influence of a deep depression.

Of the total fishermen missing in the sea, over 1,000 are from the southeastern Cox's Bazar while 2,000 are from Barguna, BDNEWS, a private news agency in the country, reported Wednesday.

Among the missing trawlers and fishermen, Indian police held at least 40 trawlers along with 250 fishermen when they took shelter in the West Bengal coast, the report said.

According to the United News of Bangladesh, another private news agency, nearly 800 fishermen have been missing and 15 feared drowned till Tuesday evening following a storm in the bay.

Source: Xinhua