Myanmar to send 17 stranded fishermen back to Bangladesh

Seventeen Bangladeshi fishermen stranded in Myanmar after their boat drifted to its maritime territory are set to return home, says Bangladesh Coast Guard.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 6 Dec 2019, 04:23 PM
Updated : 8 Dec 2019, 01:55 PM

Myanmar Navy is expected to hand them over to the coastguards at the maritime border Friday noon, a day after they were rescued from Saint Martin's Island area, according to  Lieutenant Commander M Hamidul Islam, the force’s spokesman.

“The boat’s engine went out of order while the fishermen were fishing in the Saint Martin’s area last night. At one point, they were rescued when the boat drifted into the Myanmar territory.”

The BGB later made efforts to bring them back through discussion with Myanmar Navy, said Hamidul.