Navy officials have detained 27 Indian fishermen on charges of fishing in the Bay of Bengal by illegally entering Bangladesh's maritime boundary.
They were held at Fairway Baya area in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday afternoon.
Two fishing trawlers were also seized.
Navy sources said the detainees unlawfully entered Bangladeshi waters and were fishing in an area located some 80 nautical miles from Mongla port when the Navy held them.
The fishermen hailed from India's South 24 Parganas.
A case was filed against them and they were handed over to Mongla police yesterday evening.
On February 4, the Navy detained 34 Indian fishermen and seized three trawlers from the same area.