Seventeen Bangladeshi nationals — men and women — were detained by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) while attempting to enter the country illegally from India through the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah.
According to 58 BGB Assistant Director Munshi Imdadur Rahman, four women and three men from Narail and Khulna were detained at Baghdanga village in the morning. Six men from Jashore were caught at Jinjirpara village around noon, followed by four more women apprehended from Khosalpur fields. All detainees have been handed over to Justice and Care, Jashore branch.