10 Bangladeshi boys return home
They were at Indian safe home for several years
Indian authorities yesterday handed over 10 Bangladeshi teens to the BGB officials at Hili of Dinajpur. They had been at an Indian safe house for several years.
Officials of both the countries suspect that the boys either went to India looking for work or were victims of human trafficking.
They were detained and kept at Dinajpur Shovayan Home, a shelter for underage children at Balurghat of West Bengal, said Suruj Das, editor of Child Line of India.
Immediately after their return, the BGB handed over seven of the boys to their families.
The other three are waiting for their parents or guardian to arrive and claim them.
According to the police of South Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India, the boys handed over were: Rawal Hossain of Patuakhali, Sujog Islam of Panchagarh, Rahman Kabir and Muhammad Sujon of Hakimpur in Dinajpur, Mukidul Islam of Thakurgaon, Jewel Kazi of Joypurhat, Sohel Rana, Monjurul Islam and Ausim Akram of Chapainawabganj and Enamul Haq of Pabna.
Aftab Uddin, in-charge of Hili immigration, said the boys had been trafficked to India two to three-and-a-half years ago.
Apart from the BGB and the BSF representatives, other relevant officials of the two countries were present at the time of handing over of the boys.
Suruj Das, Coordinator of Shovayan Home, where the boys were kept, was also present at the time.
Our Kolkata and Dinajpur correspondents contributed to this report.