The families of more than 50 Bangladeshi fishermen claim that the Indian Coast Guard has arrested and sent them to jail for crossing into the country’s territorial waters while fishing in the Bay of Bengal. Others have come to know “through their contacts” that their family members have been arrested by the Indian Coast Guard. The families say 13 fishermen from Lalmohan Upazila in Bhola were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard on Nov 10. Another 28 fishermen from Kutubdia were detained on Nov 19, alongside 26 more fishermen from Kutubdia and Banshkhali that same day. Reports have also been published in the Indian media about the arrest and imprisonment of Bangladeshi fishermen.
