Sylhet, Aug. 18 -- Police have detained eight Rohingyas and four suspected members of a human trafficking group while they were allegedly being taken to India through the Kanaighat border in Sylhet.

They were detained around 3pm Monday with the help of local residents from Kuorer Mati area under Dighirpar union of Kanaighat upazila.

The four suspected traffickers were identified as Asad Ahmed of Eraligul village and Saddam Hossain of Barakher village in Kanaighat, Rafiq Ahmed of Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj, and Elach Uddin of Netrakona.

The eight Rohingyas were identified as Enayet Hossain, Abdul Mubin, Zuber Ahmed, Ajida Begum, Jamila Begum, Fatema Bibi, Nur Fatema and Ajida. They are all residents of the Kutupalong Rohingya camp ...