Mamata appeals B’desh govt to release Bengal fishermen
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, appealed to the Bangladesh government to release 84 fishermen from the state
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, appealed to the Bangladesh government to release 84 fishermen from the state
Families of fishermen and local people protested on Sunday at Jegathapattinam in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district over the Sri Lankan Navy arresting 14 fishermen and seizing their mechanised boats.
A fishing trawler, carrying 14 fishermen who had set out from Patharpratima, capsized this morning in the Bay of Bengal after encountering rough seas.
Under the provisions of the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access 2008, such lists are exchanged every year on 1st January and on 1st July.
In 1995, the Philippines had noticed strange Chinese military structures coming up on Mischief Reef in its Spratly Islands.
The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 15 of the fishermen and their 2 boats who went to sea from Rameswaram on November 5th.
The ICG ship Varad formally handed over all 32 rescued Bangladeshi fishermen safely to the BCG ship ‘Tajuddin (PL-72)’ at Indo- Bangla International Maritime Boundary Line.
The fishermen were arrested on July 20 for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) into Sri Lankan waters.
The Indian Coast Guard in coordination with Marine Police at Paradip provided shelter to the boat and its crew on humanitarian grounds. The crew was reported to be safe and healthy. The boat along with 20 fishermen was formally handed over by ICGS ‘Sarojini Naidu’ to Bangladesh Coast Guard ship ‘Shadhin Bangla’ at IMBL on 09 January 2022.
Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarojini Naidu undertook successful repatriation of one Bangladeshi Fishing Boat ‘AllaharDaan’ along with 20 Bangladeshi fishermen at Indo-Bangladesh International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), said coast guard personnel.
