Cox?s Bazar, October 9: "The pirates active on the Bay of Bengal threw 11 onboard Burmese into the sea of Bangladesh?s water territory, providing them with only big bamboo rods as lifesavers after taking away their boat loaded with ox and teak wood on October 4, said a victim of the incident...Fortunately, after spending the night clutching the bamboo rods, the men were saved when they were spotted by a local fishing boat from Cox?s Bazar Town, situated on the Bay of Bengal, that was on it?s way home..."