Three Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman were intercepted by the Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar district on Thursday.

Sources said troops of sixth battalion of the force posted at the Dhaprahat outpost apprehended the trio while they were heading towards Siliguri in search of jobs.

Those arrested have been identified as Mohammad Sultan, Kalamuddin, and Ashma-Ur Husma, all residents of different villages of Cox’s Bazar district of the neighbouring country. Later, they were handed over to Kuchlibari police station.

In another incident, a tourist from Calcutta was found dead near a railway bridge at Odlabari in Jalpaiguri district on Thursday evening.

Sources said Bablu Laskar, 38, a resident of Calcutta, along with his friend Sariful Islam, was on a trip to north Bengal.

“The duo had reached Darjeeling four days back and on Thursday checked into a hotel in Malbazar. Bablu was reportedly missing since afternoon and later in the evening, his body was found near the rail bridge over Ghis river in Odlabari,” said a source.

Police have recovered the body and started a probe.