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Arakan Army returns 20 Bangladeshi fishermen

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City Desk :

Myanmar’s Arakan Army has returned 20 Bangladeshi fishermen who were taken captive from the Shah Porir Dwip in the Naf River on Tuesday.

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The fishermen were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Teknaf’s Shah Porir Dwip jetty on Thursday afternoon. Lt Col Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, commander of Teknaf-2 BGB, confirmed the matter.

The process of returning the fishermen to their families has been completed, said the BGB official.

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