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KHULNA, July 27, 2025 (BSS) – Fishermen in the South-West coastal belt of the country are preparing to resume their journey to the Bay of Bengal tonight as the low-pressure formed in the Bay crosses the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha.

Over 50,000 fishermen returned from the Bay of Bengal with their fishing trawlers and anchored in the coastal areas due to inclement weather when the sea was very rough.

Earlier, the Meteorological Department had issued warnings and asked the fishermen to stay off the sea when the cautionary signal number was hoisted at-3 in the coastal belt.

As the rain subsided and weather conditions improved, the Meteorological Department lowered the warnings allowing the fishermen to resume their activities, according to Fisheries Department officials.

Talking to BSS, Md Zahangir Alam, Deputy Director of the DoF in Khulna division, said fishermen are allowed to go back to the sea as the weather improves.

After the 58 days ban, fishermen went to the Sea on June 11, but the fishing trawlers' fleet were faced inclement weather again and again, that forced them to return to the coastal areas. Fishing boats take shelter along coast due to rough Sea.

Talking to BSS, Abul Hossain, President of the Sharankhola Upazila Fishing Trawler Owners' Association, said that over 50,000 fishermen to resume their journey towards the Bay of Bengal this evening as the weather condition significantly improves.

Kabir Hossain, a fish trader at the Sharankhola Rajair fish landing station, said that due to the ongoing rough weather, fishing fleets have anchored at the landing stations instead of going to sea.

Currently, fish are scarce, and what little is caught does not cover expenses. On top of that, the continuous hostile weather is like rubbing salt into the wounds, he said, and expressed the hope that fishermen will net huge fish as the ongoing bad weather passes away.

Dulal Master, General Secretary of the Barguna District Fishing Trawler Workers’ Union, said that fishermen were already in financial distress, after the ban was lifted, they went to sea hoping for a good catch, but the results were disappointing.

Talking to BSS, Amirul Azad, Regional Head of the Khulna Metrological Department, said that the low pressure has crosses from the Bay and passes away to the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha.

Cautionary signal no-3 has been lowered this morning, he said, adding rains will stay next two or three days as the South-West monsoon becomes active.