Dhaka, May 2 -- Two Bangladeshi women, who spent two years at an Indian detention centre after being allegedly trafficked with the promise of a better life, have returned home.

They were handed over to Bangladesh authorities through the Benapole Land Port in Jashore on Saturday afternoon using a special travel permit, said Immigration Police Inspector (investigation) Syed Mortaza Ali.

Aged between 31 and 35, one of them hails from the capital Dhaka and the other is a resident of Chauhali Upazila of Sirajganj.

Inspector Mortaza said: "They illegally crossed the border to India in 2024 through brokers who lured them with well-paying jobs."

Indian police arrested them when they were hovering around Mumbai looking for work, Mortaza said, ...