Bangladesh arrests 48 Indian fishermen, impounds three boats

The Bangladesh navy arrested 48 Indian fishermen, including 14 on Saturday, August 2, 2025, entering the waters of Bangladesh in the last 20 days. He also made three trolls. All fishermen from the Kwakdip region of Sunderbans in the south 24 Parganas region of Western Bengal.

Two trolls on July 13 – FB Jhar and FB Mangalchandi – Holded, the third boat – Paromita – He was detained on Saturday, August 2, 2025.

South 24 Parganas Regional Magistrates of Magistrate Sumit Gupta, the administration gave information to the unity home department of the fishermen, he said. “This is not under the jurisdiction of local authority. Since this is a matter of international relations, the Ministry of the Interior is looking at it, G Gupta said. Hindu.

The visuals shared by the local media showed fishermen in custody of Bangladesh officials and their wrists were tied to their waist with ropes.

Joy Krishna Haldar, a member of all Bengal Fishermen Association, hit the fishermen who were arrested and asked for a “solid punishment .. Mr. Haldar from Kwakdip, “We decided not to go beyond the sea boundaries of anyone, even if we do not catch fish and empty -handed and hunger,” he said. Hindu 4 August 2025 on Monday.

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“This has become an annual problem. Why are they going beyond the sea border when they know the results? This looks deliberate,” he added.

Mr. Haldar said that the fishermen are “greedy ve and entered the waters of Bangladesh in the hope of a better capture, especially Hilsa. Authorized, Bangladeshi Waters from the fish West Bengal’de a premium command, he added. The association said he decided to break the ties with the fishermen who were detained.

Last year, 95 fishermen who were released by Bangladesh were accused by Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sagar Island. India also sent back 90 Bangladesh fishermen detained in Indian waters. India returned two trolls belonging to Bangladesh fishermen, and six Indian ships were returned by the neighboring country in the stock exchange near the international maritime border line.