Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Twenty-two of the 23 Rohingya men from refugee camps in Bangladesh who crossed the border to Myanmar's Rakhine state and returned with weapons have been remanded to police custody for interrogations.

Cox's Bazar Senior Judicial Magisrate Srigyan Tanchanga granted police three days to interrogate the men in a decision on Monday afternoon, said Inspector Nasir Uddin Majumdar of Ukhiya Police Station.

However, the judge granted an exception to Md Sadek, the 23rd Rohingya man, as he had fallen sick in jail after his arrest.

Amid clashes at the border, 23 Rohingya managed to cross into Bangladesh near the Cox's Bazar border in Ukhiya on Feb 6 alongside Myanmar Border Guard Police personnel fleeing the fighting.

On Feb 9, ...