54 arrested at Benapole border

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 54 Bangladeshis, including women and children, and a trafficker while they were illegally returning to the country from India on Wednesday morning, reports UNB.

The arrested are from Khulna, Bagerhat, Narail and Jashore districts.

Acting on a tip-off a team of BGB-21 arrested them from Benapole and Daulatpur border areas, said Subedar Abdul Wahab, company commander BGB-49 battalion.

The arrested were handed over to Benapole port police station, he added.