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Myanmar Navy releases 56 fishermen a day after detention

Fifty-six fishermen detained by the members of Myanmar Navy are released on Thursday.

Commanding officer of Teknaf-2 Battalion, Ashikur Rahman, said earlier on Wednesday, Myanmar Navy detained 56 Bangladeshi fishermen along with six trawlers from the Bay of Bengal at gun-point.

Later, they released the fishermen on Thursday morning but kept the trawlers and nets.