Rohingya family held in Jessore
Police arrested nine members of a Rohingya family from Manihar bus stand area in Jessore town on Wednesday.
The arrestees include Jannat Bagum, 21, her nine-month-old son Hamid, Tafur Alam, 42, his wife Murshida Begum, 29, their daughter Yeasmin Nahar, 10, three sons -- Riazul Islam, 8, Saiful Islam, 4, and nine-month-old Shahidul Islam.
They hail from Panigajiri village in Rakhaine state of Myanmar, said police.
The arrestees claimed that some people put them on a Jessore-bound bus in exchange of some money.
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