Fishermen from India and Bangladesh, who were locked in each other's country for several months, returned to their respective homeland today. They were exchanged in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday. While Bangladesh released 95 Indian fishermen, India handed over 90 Bangladeshi fishermen to Bangladesh. It is noteworthy that the entire process was monitored by the Coast Guard of India and Bangladesh.

According to a statement, in a coordinated fishermen exchange between the Indian Coast Guard and the Bangladesh Coast Guard, ICG ships Varad and Amrit Kaur safely repatriated 95 Indian fishermen and four Indian fishing boats to India, while 90 Bangladeshi fishermen, including 12 fishermen rescued from the sunken fishing boat "Kaushik", were handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

In recent months, several Indian fishermen were arrested by Bangladeshi authorities when they inadvertently crossed the international maritime boundary line and entered Bangladeshi waters. In similar circumstances, several Bangladeshi fishermen were also arrested by Indian authorities. According to sources, most of the Indian fishermen who are returning are residents of Kakdip and Namkhana in South 24 Parganas. According to sources, all of them will be brought to Gangasagar on Monday, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be present.