44 Nepalese detained for illegal stay

Police yesterday detained 44 men of Nepalese nationality from the capital's Mirpur area for illegally overstaying their visas.

All the detained individuals arrived in Bangladesh on tourist visas on May 22 and since then they had reportedly been seeking food service jobs in the city without any work permit, Dadon Fakir, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi Police Station, told The Daily Star.

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They failed to extend their visas before the expiration date of June 19, added the OC.

All of the jobseekers were staying on 1st to 5th floors in a six-storied building they had rented together at DOHS (Defence Officers' housing Society) of Mirpur, he said adding that the residents of the building hardly had any other belongings in their rooms except a few mattresses.

The Special Branch of police have informed the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka of the detained Nepalese citizens and process was underway to send them back to their home country, the OC said.