Dhaka, July 6 -- Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said the three Bangladeshis recently repatriated from Malaysia are not militants.

"They're not militants... their visas had simply expired," he said while talking to reporters following an inspection of the Export Cargo Village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

The adviser said there are no militants in Bangladesh and those sent back from Malaysia have no links to militancy either.

When asked about the Malaysian police chief's statement on the matter, the adviser replied, "I am not aware of whether they termed the returnees as militants. We have not received any official communication from Malaysia in this regard. But, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a...