The report said they were arrested in the Fokirapur area in Dhaka on 24 April, and all arrestees are Burmese Muslims who were traveling to the Middle East through Bangladesh to look for work.

Detective Minurul Islam told journalists in Dhaka after the arrest that the police department will be unveiling clues regarding the incident.

"We must disclose who provided the Bangladesh passports to Burmese citizens and which travel agents are involved in the incident," he said.

In another incident, Bangladesh border security forces arrested 45 Burmese Muslims on Sunday in the border area of Teknaf as they were entering Bangladesh through border points along the Naff River, which demarcates the border between the two countries.

The 45 Burmese citizens were handed over to Bangladesh police after their arrest by Border Guards Bangladesh.