36 Bangladeshis among 96 migrants held at Bosnia border

Ninety-six migrants, including 36 Bangladeshis, were held in Bosnia while attempting to illegally cross the border into European Union (EU) member country Croatia, said border police in a statement on Thursday. 
Border police intercepted two groups near Bistrica in northern Bosnia during operations on Wednesday.
The first group comprised 40 Pakistani and 23 Bangladeshi nationals, AFP reported. Separately, another 33 migrants — 18 Afghans, 13 Bangladeshis and two Pakistanis — were held in the same area, Sarajevo Times and First Balkan Media reported, citing the police statement. 
Police also seized two boats that the migrants planned to use to cross the River Sava and identified two suspected smugglers.