MV Abdullah, crew set for mid-May return

The crew members of the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, recently freed from Somali pirates, are slated to return home in mid-May.

The ship's owner, KSRM Group CEO Mehrul Karim, confirmed on Saturday that all 23 sailors would journey back aboard the same vessel.

After holding the ship hostage for 33 days, Somali pirates released the Bangladeshi ship on the night of April 13 in exchange for a reported ransom of five million US dollars.

KSRM Group officials, however, did not disclose whether a ransom was paid to secure the ship’s release.

The Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah was hijacked from the Indian Ocean on March 12.