Dhaka: Bangladesh Navy has seized two foreign fishing trawlers from the country's waters.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Navy ships are conducting various operations to prevent any kind of intrusion and illegal activities in the waters of Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal.
In continuation of this, Bangladesh Navy ship Shahid Akhtar Uddin intercepted two foreign flag fishing trawlers deep in the Bay of Bengal last Tuesday (October 15) afternoon during regular patrol.
Bangladesh Navy's warship BNS Akhtar Uddin has been engaged in the Bay of Bengal since October 14 under 'Operation Nirmool'.
During routine patrolling, the vessel's radar detects the presence of a suspicious trawler. After analyzing the data of the two trawlers, they were identified as foreign-flagged trawlers.
At that time, when the two trawlers tried to escape, the navy ship Shahid Akhtar Uddin chased them and managed to arrest the two fishing trawlers in the waters of Bangladesh. The two intercepted trawlers had a total of 31 crew members. All of them are foreign nationals.
Later, the two arrested fishing trawlers were brought to Patuakhali and the arrested fishing trawlers and fishermen were handed over to Kalapara police station for taking appropriate legal action, the ISPR notification said.
The notification also said that to prevent any kind of foreign intrusion and illegal activities in the waters of Bangladesh, 13 ships of the Navy including Shahid Akhtar Uddin are in the sea, 10 ships in the river area and maritime patrol aircraft are continuing to monitor with great efficiency and professionalism. This operation of the Navy will continue to protect the fishery resources in the Bay of Bengal and the territorial waters of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Time: 0133 hours, October 17, 2024
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