The minister made the remarks during an event at the National Press Club on Friday. According to the BGB, the border guards tried to catch three fishermen during a drive on the river in the presence of a fisheries department official . But when the BGB offered to discuss the fisherman's release at a flag meeting, the BSF men opened fire in a bid to snatch away the detainee. Meanwhile, the BGB has started two cases against Indian fisherman Pranab Mandal with Rajshahi's Charghat police. He is charged with illegally entering Bangladeshi territory and flouting the ban on fishing in the Padma River during the hilsa breeding season, said the station's Officer-in-Charge Samit Kumar Kundu.

Source: bd News24 October 18, 2019 10:52 UTC