Dhaka, April 15 -- Twenty Bangladeshi teenagers, who had been detained in Myanmar nearly two years ago while attempting to travel by sea to Malaysia, have returned home to their families.

They arrived at Chattogram port on Tuesday morning aboard the naval vessel BNS Somudra Avijan.

Later, officials from the district administration handed them over to their relatives at the Chattogram Circuit House.

The teenagers are residents of Cox's Bazar's Teknaf, Ramu and Ukhiya Upazilas.

Family members said the youths had left for Malaysia without notifying them.

It was only about a month after their departure that the families learnt of their detention in Myanmar.

In 2024, the families submitted documentation through government channels seekin...