The exchange of the fishermen was coordinated by the Indian and Bangladesh's Coast Guards. The Bangladeshi side handed over 95 fishermen and four fishing vessels to India, while the Indian side released 90 Bangladeshi fishermen.

ANI: In a mutual exchange of fishermen coordinated between the Indian Coast Guard and the Bangladesh Coast Guard, ICG Ship Varad and Amrit Kaur successfully repatriated 95 fishermen along with four Indian fishing boats while handing over 90 Bangladeshi Fishermen including 12 rescued from sunken fishing boat “Kaushik” on Sunday,

India and Bangladesh exchange detained fishermen in a diplomatic move near the International Maritime Boundary Line.