Two Bangladeshis return home after being picked up by BSF from Lalmomirhat border

Two Bangladeshi nationals who were picked up by members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from the Gatiarvita border in Patgram upazila on Friday night were sent back after being held for nearly eight hours.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) brought back the Bangladeshi nationals through the zero point of Burimari land port around 2:00 AM following a flag meeting between BGB and BSF, said a media release from the BGB.

Those who returned home were Mahfuz Islam Emon, an SSC examinee from Dhabalsati village, and his uncle Sajedul Islam, according to a UNB report.

Ashraful Zaman Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Patgram Police Station, said they were handed over to their families.

Earlier on Friday, BSF members picked up Sajedul and his nephew Emon from the Gatiarvita border in Patgram upazila when they went to the bordering area to take photos.