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As many as 90 Bangladeshi fishermen, who were detained in India at different times, are finally heading home, while another 95 Indian fishermen from Bangladesh are on their way home.
A total of 185 fishermen were handed over between the two countries in the western international sea border on the Bay of Bengal on Sunday reports bdnews24.com.
The foreign ministry expects the Bangladeshi fishermen to arrive in Chattogram on Monday afternoon. The family members of the repatriated fishermen and sailors will receive them there.
They were detained by the law-enforcing agencies of the two countries for entering each other's waters at different times in the just-concluded 2024. Later, on the basis of the agreement, steps were taken to hand them over to the authorities of each country.
As part of this, the cases against them in both countries were withdrawn.
Sharing information about the completion of the transfer process, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday afternoon that the coastguard of both countries completed the formalities of handing over the fishermen and sailors at noon.
At the same time, eight ships of the two countries were handed over.
Two fishing trawlers of Bangladesh – “FV Laila-2” and “FV Meghna-5”, have been brought back. On the other hand, a total of six Indian fishing trawlers were sent back.
Following the transfer, the fishermen and sailors left for Chattogram with their fishing vessels, the statement read.