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Myanmar Navy has released 22 Bangladeshi fishermen who were detained with four fishing trawlers while fishing near the St Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday
Saint Martin’s Union Parishad Chairman Nur Ahmed said four fishing trawlers with 22 fishermen arrived at the St. Martin’s Island jetty Saturday midnight with the help of the Coast Guard and the Bangladesh Border Guard.
However, neither the local Coast Guard nor the BGB members agreed to comment.
Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Parvez Chowdhury said all the fishermen are doing well.
Myanmar Navy seized four of the trawlers owned by residents of the area with the 22 fishermen on board around 10am Saturday, from the east side of the island when they were out in the sea fishing.
According to local fishermen, those 22 fishermen went in the sea around Friday evening on trawlers owned by Nurul Amin, Md Azim, Md Hossain and Md Younus.
Some members of Myanmar Navy crossed the maritime boundary on Saturday morning and took control of the trawlers at gunpoint, they said.
Trawler owner Md Azim said his trawler was taken with six fishermen onboard, along with the other three trawlers.
He said they frequently face similar problems as Myanmar Navy often detains Bangladeshi fishermen entering Bangladesh territory and later the fishermen get released for ransom.
