Teknaf: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have successfully brought back 73 Bangladeshi fishermen who were detained by the Arakan Army at various times while fishing in the Naf River and the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the fishermen were returned through the Jaliapara transit ghat in Teknaf around 4:30 pm on Monday following a series of negotiations with the Arakan Army. Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed, commander of BGB’s Ramu Sector, stated that the Arakan Army formally handed over the fishermen to the BGB at zero line of the Naf River.
After completing the necessary procedures, the fishermen were brought back to Bangladesh and handed over to their families through the local administration. Efforts are ongoing to secure the release of other detained fishermen, Colonel Ahmed added.
Reports indicate that at least 200 fishermen have been detained by the Arakan Army at different times from the Naf River and the Bay of Bengal areas.