Seven Bangladeshi young men returned home from India through the Benapole land port yesterday night after spending two years in jail. Police did not disclose their identities. Khorshed Alam, officer-in-charge of Benapole immigration police, said that they were lured to Kerala with promises of good jobs about two and a half years ago.
Later, Indian police arrested them for not having any valid documents and produced them before a court which sentenced them to jail. After serving their jail term, the Indian immigration police handed them over to Benapole immigration police through Benapole checkpost at night. Mamun Khan, officer-in-charge of Benapole Port Police Station, said the youths were handed over to their parents around 8:30 pm.
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Around 4.26 crore school-going children celebrated Textbook Festival across the country yesterday, receiving free textbooks for their new classes on the first day of the New Year. This year, about 35,31,44,554… 
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