Benapole, Nov 13 (UNB) – Fifteen Bangladeshi fishermen who were driven away into the Indian territory by a strong storm while fishing in the bay in Patuakhali district two months back returned home on Tuesday.
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) of Petrapole camp handed them over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and immigration police in the afternoon through Benapole checkpost.
All the fishermen hail from Taherpur village of Patuakhali district.
Subedar Amzad Hossain, commander of Benapole ICP BGB camp, said members of Indian Coast Guard rescued the fishermen from their coastal territory 19 hours after they went missing in the bay around two months ago.
Later, they were handed over to Gobardhan Police Station in India.
India authorities returned them back to BGB following a bilateral negotiation between the home ministries of the countries.