Indian fishermen
64 Indian fishermen released from Bagerhat jail
A total of 64 Indian fishermen, who were imprisoned in Bagerhat district jail for illegally fishing in Bangladeshi waters, have been released.
The fishermen were handed over to the Coast Guard and police officials on Thursday.
According to Bagerhat District Jail Superintendent Shankar Kumar Majumder, 48 of the fishermen were arrested on October 17, 2024 while the remaining were arrested on November 20, 2024 for fishing illegally in Bangladeshi territory.
They were handed over to the Mongla police station, and cases were filed against them under the Marine Fisheries Act.
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On December 30 last year, Bagerhat Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Kamrul Azad discharged the 64 fishermen from the case, leading to their release order from the Ministry of Home Affairs on December 31. Following the directive, the fishermen were released from the district jail today.
A Coast Guard official from Mongla Zone said that the fishermen were transferred to the Coast Guard base in Mongla under tight security. They will be handed over to the Indian authorities tomorrow as per the arrangements.
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13 more Indian fishermen jailed in Bagerhat
A Bagerhat court on Saturday sent 13 Indian fishermen to jail in a case filed against them for intruding into Bangladeshi waters that are part of its Exclusive Economic Zone, and carrying on for commercial fishing.
The court of Bagerhat Judicial Magistrate Shawon Hossain gave the order after the accused were produced before it on Saturday afternoon.
Bagerhat court inspector Dilip Kumar Sarkar confirmed the development to UNB.
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Earlier on Thursday, a patrol vessel of Coast Guard spotted foreign trawler 'Pita Matar Ashirbad': illegally fishing within Bangladesh's maritime boundary.
Sensing their presence, the fishermen tried to flee but the CG detained them along with the trawler, just 17 nautical miles southwest of Mongla Fairway Buoy.
The seized trawler and the detainees were handed over to Mongla Police Station, said Bangladesh Coast Guard Media Officer Lt Commander Amirul Haque.
When contacted, the OC of Mongla (OC) police station Monirul Islam said a case was filed against the 13 Indian fishermen on behalf of the Coast Guard.
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An almost identical incident occurred last month, when the Coast Guard's inshore patrol vessel 'Sonar Bangla' spotted a foreign trawler, this time the 'Shornotara' illegally fishing in Bangladeshi waters and detained 13 Indian fishermen.
A case was filed against them and the court of Bagerhat Chief Judicial Magistrate sent 11 of them to jail, while two were sent to Jessore Juvenile Correctional Institution as they were minors.
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63 Indian fishermen freed from Bagerhat jail
Sixty three Indian fishermen arrested for illegal entry into Bangladesh maritime boundary in October last, were freed from jail here on Wednesday following a court order.
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Navy detains 26 Indian fishermen from Bay
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