Members of the law enforcement agency on Monday detained 84 Rohingyas including 31 women and children when they were trying to enter Bangladesh from Myanmar through Alikadam border, reports BSS.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Rupayan Deb said that local upazila administration with the help of law enforcement agency intercepted them.
Arrested Rohingyas were handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for next action, UNO said.
Recent clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine State have prompted increased security measures along the borders of Cox's Bazar and Naikhongchhari to prevent unauthorised entry.
Locals said, human traffickers have resorted to using the more remote Kurukpata border in Alikadam to facilitate illegal crossings in exchange of money.
Bd-Pratidin English/ Afsar Munna