As many as 19 Bangladeshis, including five women and two children, have returned home after serving different terms in prison in India. Petrapole Immigration Police of India handed the Bangladeshis to Benapole Checkpost Immigration Police on Friday afternoon, according to bdnews24.com. Police detained them from the homes of their employers and the court sentenced them to different terms in prison. They took refuge at shelter homes of human rights groups after the end of their prison terms. The authorities of both countries then issued special travel permits for the Bangladeshis to return home, said Muhit.

Source: bd News24 September 16, 2023 04:12 UTC