A total of 33 Bangladeshi nationals returned home through the Benapole check post on Sunday evening after serving three years in jail in India.
They were handed over to Bangladesh immigration authorities at the Benapole border.
Officer-in-Charge of Benapole Immigration Police, Syed Mortaza, said the individuals had entered India illegally around three years ago in search of jobs with the help of local brokers.
They were later arrested by Kolkata police and sentenced by a court to three years’ imprisonment for illegal entry.
After completing their jail terms, Indian authorities handed them over to Benapole immigration police.
The returnees were later handed over to a representative of a human rights organisation in Jashore to facilitate their safe return to their respective families.
