File photo of Benapole immigration building Dhaka TribuneThe Ministry of Home Affairs in India has blacklisted 2,550 Bangladeshi Tabligh Jamaat members who won’t be allowed entry in the country for the next 10 yearsSeventeen more Bangladeshi Tabligh Jamaat members returned home on Sunday night after their 5 months jail term in India ended . Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs in India has blacklisted 2,550 Tabligh Jamaat members from Bangladesh, accusing them of violating the rules of visa during the Covid-19 induced lockdown there. Sources said the blacklisted persons will not be allowed entry to India for the next 10 years. Also Read- 14 Bangladeshi Tabligh Jamaat members returnA large number of Tabligh Jamaat members including 265 Bangladeshis were arrested during a religious assembly that began on March 1, at Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque in Delhi, said sources from Benapole immegration police quoting Indian police. Earlier on Saturday, 14 Bangladeshi Tabligh Jamaat members returned home after their prison sentence for 40 days ended in India's Uttar Pradesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 10, 2020 10:18 UTC