Bagerhat, Oct. 19 -- Members of Bangladesh Navy have detained 14 Indian fishermen along with a trawler for illegally entering Bangladesh waters and fishing in the Bay of Bengal.

They were detained on Friday night in Fairway Buoy area of the Bay and were brought to Digraj naval jetty in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district on Saturday night.

The seized Indian trawler, 'FB Shubho Jatra', was found carrying around 500 kilograms of fish, including hilsa.

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According to the Department of Fisheries of the district, the fishermen will be produced before Bagerhat Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Sunday through Mongla Police Station.

Mongla Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer Md Zahidul Islam said the Navy ...