Cox's Bazaar: Ten Bangladeshi prisoners were handed over by Burmese authorities to its Bangladeshi counterparts during a flag meeting held in Maungdaw, a western border town in Burma, on Sunday.

A close source to Nasaka, Burma's border security forces said that the prisoners were transferred by Burmese authorities to Bangladeshi officials after several agreements were reached at the meeting.

Among the Bangladeshi prisoners are five tribal people, known as Marama, who live in Bandarban Hill Tract areas, and five Bengalis.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed many issues related to the border, but they especially focused on the issues of human trafficking and cross-border smuggling.

According to the source, the eight-member Burmese delegation was led by Colonel Myint Swe from Nasaka, while the five-member Bangladesh delegation was led by Ahharsan Habit Khan of Bangladesh Rifles.