8 held while crossing border

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested eight people while they were going to India without valid documents through Putkhali border under Benapole Port Police Station on Friday night. The arrestees are Mashiur Rahman, 35, Kuddus Sardar, 18, Monirul Molla, 32, Arjina Sheikh, 20, Rabiul Islam, 20, Mohan Das, 19, Bhulu Adhikari, 30, and Nani Gopal Haldar, 30. They hail from different areas of Jessore, Narayanganj and Barisal districts. Tajul Islam, sub-inspector of Benapole Port Police Station, said the border guards raided the area and detained the eight while they were crossing the border without passports on Friday night. A case was filed in this connection.