Members of Border Guard Bangladesh has brought back 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the clutches of Arakan Army, an armed separatist organisation in Myanmar.
鈥楢rakan Army handed the detained 20 fishermen of Bangladesh over to BGB personnel at Shahparir Dwip Trawler Ghat at 4:00pm on Thursday,鈥� said a BGB press release.
According to the release, the Arakan Army held the fishermen on November 5 as they had trespassed into Myanmar territory at Nikhangdia after crossing the 鈥榸ero line鈥� by 17 boats including two engine ones.
The detained people were brought back to Bangladesh through effective communication with the Arakan Army.
The fishermen are Shah Alam, 28, son of Ali Ahmed of Shahparir Deep, Asmat Ullah, 18, son of Shafiullah, Abdus Shukur, 32, son of Nurul Alam, Abul Hossain, 45, son of late Noju Mia, Ayub Khan, 48, son of late Najir Hossain, Nur Hossain, 45, son of late Yusuf, Md Belal, 29, son of late Bashir Ahmed, Solim, 35, son of late Nur Amin, Abdul Kader, 25, son of late Zakaria, Md Hashim, 35, son of late Sultan Ahmed, Md Hossain, 28, son of Md Alam, Mohiuddin, 26, son of Ilias, Enayet Ullah, 30, son of Md Yunus, Nur Hafez, 40, son of late Md Yunus, Md Yasin, 35, son of late Moson Ali, Osman Goni, 30, son of Abdus Shukkur, Ennamin, 27, son of Nasir Uddin of Maheskhali upazila and Abdus Shukkur, 46, son of Shasan Sharif of Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
The BGB are now handing the fishermen over to their relatives.