Pirates abducted 49 fishermen and looted 50 fishing trawlers in coastal areas in Bagerhat on Saturday night.The fishermen, who returned from the Bay, said pirates in several groups attacked their trawlers while they were fishing in Narikelbaria, Kochikhal and Katka at about 10:00pm on Saturday. They looted nets and fish worth Tk 30 lakh and also beat up the fishermen leaving 25 of them injured. The pirates abducted 49 fishermen for a ransom of Tk 20 lakh.