Six Bangladeshi fishermen returned home on Saturday after spending nine months in jail in India. The Indian police handed them over to Bangladesh authorities through Benapole Port Police Station (PS).
The returnees are: Rahmat Ullah, 45, son of Siddique Mia, and Golam Rafi, 34, son of Abdul Manik of Patuakhali District, Jamal Hossain, 56, son of Mannan, Masum Billah, 39, son of Abdul Jalil, Hossain, 38, son of Nazir Hossain, Yasin, 31, son of Abdur Rahman, and Rashida Begum, 34, daughter of Shafiuddin Kazi of Dinajpur District.
Benapole Immigration Check-Post In-Charge Imtiaz Ahmed said that the fishermen were detained by the Indian Coast Guard 10 months back while they were fishing in the sea.
Later on, at one stage of the high-level exchange of letters between the two countries, they returned to the country through special travel permits issued by the Indian government, he added.
Officer-in-Charge of Benapole Port PS Rasel Mia said that the returnees were handed over to the non-government NGO Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association after formalities.
