After a meeting with Tony Brook and his delegation in the meeting room of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday (October 31), Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Brook requested the return of 97 Bangladeshis detained for trying to enter Australia without a visa. This was stated by Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury

The Home Affairs Advisor said, this is the first time that the Home Affairs Minister of Australia has visited Bangladesh after the new government came I don't know whether any Australian home minister has visited Bangladesh before We have talked the most about the Rohingya issue with them We requested them to take some Rohingyas They have already taken several Rohingyas We again requested them to take more

Jahangir Alam said, 97 people are trying to enter Australia from Bangladesh Those who did not have a visa They are in an island-like place next to Australia They do not have any difficulty in eating They requested these people to come to Bangladesh We have also said that we will bring them home as soon as possible

He also said, besides, we had an agreement signing ceremony with the Coast Guard Discussions were held on the issues to have more cooperative relations with the two countries The signing of the agreement was held on the security issue of the Indian Ocean