Kurigram district jail authorities on Tuesday released five Indian nationals who had been jailed for illegally entering Bangladesh with drugs.
The five Indians are Alam Mia, son of Dudu Mia from Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, Md Nuruzzaman, son of Surut Mia from Dhubri district in Assam, Selim Mia, son of Nur Islam from Mainkarchar, Jahangir Alam, son of Amirul Islam, and Maha Alam Sheikh, son of Sanowar Hossain, Md Ismail Hossain, Superintendent of Kurigram jail.
However, two others — Akbar Ali and Golzar Ali from Dhubri district — will have to remain in prison as they didn’t receive clearance from the Indian government though their jail term expired on February 1, 2022, he said.
“At 7am, the five Indians were released from the jail and taken to the Burimari land port. There they will be handed to Border Security Force,” said Kurigram jail superintendent Ismail Hossain.
The seven Indian citizens were arrested on charges of possession of drugs and illegal entry, he said.
