A total of 20 Bangladeshi nationals will be deported from Assam on Saturday via Karimganj border to Bangladesh. Border Security Force (BSF) will hand over the repatriates to the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).
Accordingto reports, 19 out of the 20 Bangladeshi nationals were detained at thedetention camp of Silchar Central Jail, whereas, a woman was lodged in a Kokrajhardetention camp.
The Bangladeshi nationals to be deported were:
Notably, a total of 21 Bangladeshi nationals were deported to their country through the international border in Sutarkandi ICP, Karimganj on January 19.
Prior to that, the first major diplomatic move to deport Bangladeshi nationals was initiated in October 2016, when almost 10 Bangladeshi nationals were sent back to the country.