The Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) has arrested 18 people, including women and children, while they were on their way to India from Bangladesh illegally through the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah.
They were arrested from Gurdah village of Maheshpur upazila on Saturday night.
Additional Director of BGB Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan confirmed the matter through a press release on Sunday morning.
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He said the operation was carried out on the basis of reports that some Bangladeshis were planning to cross into India illegally through the Srinathpur area at night.
A total of 18 people including women and children were arrested in the operation.
The detainees, who have been handed over to Maheshpur police station, are from Khulna and Bagerhat districts, said the additional director.
A case has been filed at Maheshpur police station concerning the incident, he added.