Benapole: Border Security Force of India (BSF) handed over 36 Bangladeshi nationals, including 12 women and six children, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through Putkhali border point on Saturday night.

Among the returnees, 12 were women, 18 men and six children, hailing from different areas of Noakhali, Narail and Khulna, reports UNB.

Subedar Golam Ahmmed of BGB Putkhali camp said they were smuggled to India in different times by human traffickers in search of job.

Later BSF arrested them.

BGB handed over the Bangladeshi nationals to Benapole Port Police Station.