Dhaka, May 3 -- A total of 35 Rohingya, including women and children, have been detained in Chattogram after fleeing Bhasan Char.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) caught the group from the area near embankment adjacent to Patenga sea beach during a raid.

According to a media statement from RAB-7, the authorities received information about the presence of the escapees near Patenga Beach and launched an operation to detain them.

They were later handed over to Patenga Model Police Station.

The detainees include men, women, and children of different ages, the statement said.

Speaking to journalists at the Patenga Police Station premises, the Rohingya said they belonged to several families.

They claimed "poor living conditions and lack of li...