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Six Bangladeshis with expired visas arrested in Kolkata
The Statesman Kolkata
|February 18, 2026
Kolkata Police have arrested six Bangladeshinationals for allegedly stayinginIndia even after the expiry of their visas.
The arrests were made following a raid at a hotel in Park Street, police said on Monday.
According to officials, all six arrested persons are members of the Awami League.
They have been identified as Abir Hossain, Mohammad Mamun Rashid, Mohammad Alimun Gazi, Azam Molla, Faizal Amin and Zaidul Islam.
Among them, Azam Molla is a singer from Bangladesh.
This story is from the February 18, 2026 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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