Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Fifteen Bangladeshi nationals were handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the Raghunathpur checkpost in Benapole on Saturday night, following their eviction from India during a drive against undocumented foreign residents.
The group, which included women and children, was returned around 9 pm after Indian authorities demolished their makeshift homes and detained them for living in the country without valid documents. A formal flag meeting between BGB and the Border Security Force (BSF) later confirmed their repatriation.
Those returned have been identified as Hossain Ali, 25, Hafizur Rahman, 31, Bablu Rahman, 42, Abdul Hannan, 60, Taizul Islam, 43, Aminur Rahman, 56, Abdullah Al Mamun, 29, Aklima Khatun, 52, Sha...