Three Bangladeshi women have returned home through a special travel permit after serving a jail term in India, where they had been trafficked with promises of well-paid jobs at beauty parlours.

The women were handed over to Benapole immigration police by Indian immigration authorities at Petrapole on Wednesday evening.

The returnees are Riya Khatun, 25, Shilpi Khatun, 26, and Shimla Khatun, 26. They are from Satkhira, Narail and Pabna districts respectively.

Officer-in-Charge of Benapole Checkpost Immigration Police Saifur Rahman said the three women had illegally crossed the border and travelled to Mumbai about two years ago after being lured by brokers with promises of well-paying jobs at beauty parlours.

They were later arrested by Indian police while working at beauty parlours and produced before a court. The court sentenced them to one year in prison for illegal entry into India.

After completing their sentences, an Indian human rights organisation took responsibility for them and accommodated them in a shelter home.

He said the women were handed over to Benapole Port Police Station after completing immigration formalities.

Justice and Care, a human rights organisation, later took them into its custody and placed them in a shelter home after receiving them from Benapole Port Police Station. They will be handed over to their respective families on Thursday, said Muhit Hossain, senior programme officer of Justice and Care.