16 Rohingyas detained in Cumilla

Police detained 16 Rohingyas from Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla district on Thursday.

The detainees are Hamida Begum, 60, Sabbir Ahmed, 30, Sabbir's wife Hasina Begum, 30, Sabbir's four children -- Jabed, 12, Saber, 10, Majid, 6 and Sadek, 2, -- Hamid Nur, 25, Hamid's wife Fatema, 23, Hamid's two sons -Faruk, 3 and Khaiyam Nur, 1 -- Nur Haba, 28, Abdur Rahim, 10, Shahida Akter, 5 and Ismail, 6.

Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and detained them, said SAM Shahjahan Kabir, officer-in-charge of Brahmanpara police station.

All of them will be sent to Cox's Bazar Rohingya camp, Shahjahan added.