COX’S BAZAR: One hundred and fifty nine Bangladeshi trafficking victims returned home from Myanmar on Monday afternoon.

The meeting between a team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-17 and Myanmar Immigration Department was held at Chambu town administrative building this morning.

After the meeting, the fortune seekers were handed over to the BGB personnel, said BGB-17 commander Lieutenant Colonel Rabiul Islam Robi on Sunday evening.

However, Myanmar navy rescued 727 migrants from their water. A total of 160 from the rescued people were handed over to the BGB after identifying them as Bangladeshis.

BDST: 1310 HRS, AUG 10, 2015
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