Bangladesh’s Yunus govt condemns India’s claims of mistreatment of…

The Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Thursday known as India’s allegation of the “mistreatment of Indian fishermen” as “baseless and fabricated”.

The Bangladeshi MOFA acknowledged that the allegations undermine the spirit of believe between the 2 countries.

“Bangladesh expresses its disclose dismay and deep disappointment over the counterfeit remarks and fabricated allegations of sick-treatment including bodily abuses of the detained Indian fishermen by the Bangladesh authorities. Bangladesh firmly rejects such counterfeit allegations which undermines the spirit of believe, goodwill and mutual appreciate between Bangladesh and India. Concerned authorities of Bangladesh own confirmed that, below no circumstances, own been the detained fishermen bodily abused. The matter used to be completely investigated and it used to be figured out that no such sick-treatment or incident of bodily abuse came about,” the assertion acknowledged.

The MOFA additional claimed that they treated the Indian detainees precisely.

“Bangladesh must level out that the detained 95 Indian fishermen/crew contributors own been treated precisely all over their discontinue in Bangladesh. As per world norms, consular accesses own been duly granted to the representatives of the Indian High Fee in Dhaka, who visited the fishermen all over their detention. The representatives of the Indian diplomatic missions own been also most modern all around the liberate of Indian fishermen from the jails on 02 January 2025 and all around the fishermen’s departure from Mongla on 04 January 2025. The connected hospitals done the health screenings of all Indian fishermen, confirming that they own been medically match. At some level of their hotfoot in direction of the maritime border, Bangladesh Drift Guard authorities prolonged all wanted toughen and provisions,” the assertion added.

The MOFA acknowledged that they expected the repatriation from India to be amicably solved.

“The reciprocal repatriation project of the fishermen manifests the dedication of the Authorities of Bangladesh in resolving humanitarian considerations amicably and collaboratively with the Authorities of India. Bangladesh calls upon all parties to steer clear of making such counterfeit allegations that undermine the spirit of cooperation and mutual appreciate between the 2 countries,” it acknowledged.

“The reciprocal repatriation of 90 Bangladeshi fishermen/crew detained in India and 95 Indian fishermen/crew detained in Bangladesh used to be efficiently done within the afternoon of 05 January 2025 advance the Global Maritime Boundary Line. In the presence of the representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Fisheries, and Border Guard Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Drift Guard purchased 90 Bangladeshi fishermen/crew contributors and handed over 95 Indian fishermen/crew contributors to the Indian Drift Guard. Simultaneously, the alternate of detained vessels used to be also done, two Bangladeshi fishing vessels, “FV Laila-2” and “FV Meghna-5″, own been returned to Bangladesh, while six Indian fishing boats own been returned to India,” the assertion added.

In a mutual alternate of fishermen coordinated between the Indian Drift Guard and the Bangladesh Drift Guard, ICG Ship Varad and Amrit Kaur efficiently repatriated 95 fishermen on the side of four Indian fishing boats while handing over 90 Bangladeshi Fishermen including 12 rescued from a sunken fishing boat “Kaushik” on Sunday, as per an authentic assertion.