An Indian court has ordered the release of 25 Bangladeshi fishermen, who were detained by Assam police for violating their tourist visa conditions.

India's Dhubri court passed the order yesterday, said SM Abraham Lincoln, a public prosecutor in Kurigram court and also convener of the Bangladesh-India Border Victim Rescue Committee.

Abraham said Tanvir Mansur, assistant high commissioner of Bangladesh in Guwahati in India and Dhubri court lawyer Rajarshi Dasgupta confirmed the court order to him yesterday evening.

All 25 Bangladeshis are residents of Beparipara village under Ramna union at Chilmari upazila in Kurigram, our Lalmonirhat correspondent reports quoting SM Abraham.

He also said that the prosecution agreed to call off the case -- under the violation of visa rules filed against the 25 Bangladeshis -- following the request of Bangladesh government.

In this context, after hearing the lawyers of all the parties, the judge of the Dhubri court acquitted the 25 Bangladeshis.

"The charges brought against them were withdrawn. Now, they are expected to return home soon after completing other legal procedures," SM Abraham added.

Twenty-six fishermen from Chilmari's Ramna union went to India with valid passports and visas, from December 2019 to February 2020.

When they entered India, the country's sudden lockdown put them in a difficult position. They were trying to get to the border to return to Bangladesh on May 2 when they were arrested by India's Dhubri district police of Assam.

After coronavirus tests, they were sent for institutional quarantine. When their visa expired, Indian police arrested them and sent them to jail.

One of the 26 Bangladeshis -- Bokul Mia -- died in the Indian jail on July 1. Four days later, his body was sent back to Bangladesh. The rest are still in Indian jail.