Indian Border Security Force (BSF) arrested five Bangladeshis after they entered the Indian territory illegally through Burirhat border in Kaliganj upazila of the district yesterday.

The arrestees are Al-Amin Sheikh, 25, son of Abdul Jalil, Palash Chandra Roy, 19, son of Subhas Chandra Roy of Nawdabash village in Hatibandha upazila, Sumon Chandra Roy, 18, son of Dhirendranath Roy, Anil Chandra Roy, 35, son of late Premananda Roy of Latabar, and Santosh Kumar Roy, 28, son of Manoranjon Roy of Gangagachh village in Kaliganj upazila.

A BSF team arrested the five in the morning on charge of crossing the border without valid documents, said Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sources.

Mahir Uddin, 45, a day labourer of Burirhat, said "A good number of workers of the bordering villages often go to India illegally in search of jobs in brick kilns and construction sites in New Delhi."

In the afternoon, BGB sent a letter to its Indian counterpart to return the five Bangladeshis.