Twenty Bangladeshi fisherman have been rescued by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from the Arakan Army, an armed separatist group in Myanmar.
“Arakan Army handed the detained 20 fishermen of Bangladesh over to BGB personnel at Shahparir Dwip Trawler Ghat at 4pm today,” according to a news release issued by the BGB.
According to the Arakan Army, the fishermen were detained on November 5th because they had crossed the “zero line” by 17 boats, including two powered ones, and entered Myanmar territory near Nikhangdia.
The Arakan Army was successfully contacted in order to return the detainees to Bangladesh.
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 later 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 Moheshkhali Upazila and Abdus Shukkur, 46, son of Shasan Sharif of Ukhiya Upazila.
The fisherman are now being turned over to their family members by the BGB.
