Benapole, May 14 -- Twenty Bangladeshi children who were trafficked to India and later completed prison terms for illegal entry have returned home through the Benapole checkpost under special travel permits.

The children were handed over to Bangladesh immigration authorities by India's Petrapole immigration police on Wednesday evening. The returnees comprise 13 girls and seven boys.

Officials said the children are from Jashore, Narail, Khulna and Bagerhat districts.

BGB on high alert at Benapole, C'nawabganj borders over possible push-ins

Benapole Immigration Police Officer-in-Charge Shakhawat Hossain said the children had entered India illegally in early 2024 through brokers along with their parents. Their parents were later engaged ...