KALADAN NEWS
Date: Saturday, July 03, 2004
6 Bangladeshi Fishermen Detained in Burma
Teknaf, July 03:
Six Bangladeshi fishermen were detained in Maungdaw
Town of Arakan State,Burma, according
to our correspondent from Tekanf, according to our correspondent.
On June 17, 2004, five
fishing trawlers of Bangladesh
were sank in the Bay near Saint Martin
Island due to storm and downpour
while they were fishing in the Bay of Bengal. Two
fishermen were killed while 7 other fishermen reached the shore
of Arakan
coast, Burma by
swimming, he further said.
While the fishermen reached the coast of Burma,
the Nasaka (Burmese border security forces) arrested
and kept them in detention cell of Maungdaw Town
while one of them named Hafizullah could manage to
escape with cooperation of local villagers of Burma.
He was staying in one of the villages of Burma
for medical treatment and crossed the border on 23rd June in the
morning, said Hafiz Ullah, the escaped
fisherman.
According to Hafizullah, the arrestees are: Sayed Karim, Ziaur
Rhaman, Noor Hossain, Altas Hossain, Mohammad Hossain and Rahim Ullah, all the fishermen
hailed from Mistri Para of Shafurir
Dip, Teknaf, Bangladesh. Shafi
is the owner of the capsized fishing trawler who is resident of Shafurir Dip, Teknaf
Town.
Having information, the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR-Bangladesh border security
forces) and Bangladeshi locals have become angry on Nasaka
for not sending of immediate message to the concerned Bangladeshi authorities,
he continued.
However, on June 23, 2004,
the BDR wrote a request letter to their counterparts Nasaka
(Burmese- Border Security Force) to release the detained Bangladeshi fishermen
at Maungdaw Town of Arakan
State, Burma,
said Rashid, a local trader of Teknaf.
Nonetheless, no more information has been received about the fate of detainees
till writing of this report.
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