Dhaka, March 20 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 24 Bangladeshis, including women and children, for their alleged attempts to enter India through Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah.

BGB members conducted operations on Border Outposts (BOPs) in Cumillapara, Baghadanga, Medinipur, and Srinathpur from Wednesday midnight to this afternoon and arrested them, BSS reports citing a press release issued by Saiful Islam, Assistant Director of Maheshpur 58 BGB Battalion today (Thursday).

The arrestees include five women and four children.

Besides, BGB recovered Indian liquor, viagra and VoIP gateway sets in the operations.

The arrestees are Joy Mandal ,24, of Kathalia village under Dumuria police station in Khulna, Shariful Islam ,34, son of...