Acting on a tip-off, the Mobile Task Force (MTF) of Tripura police yesterday arrested the five Bangladeshis from the railway station.
The arrested youths hail from Chittagong in Bangladesh.
They entered through Sonamura, a sub-divisional town, bordering Comilla district of Bangladesh, SP (Police Control), Dilip Roy said.
During preliminary interrogation, the arrested youths disclosed that they were on their way to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh to study in a Madrasa there.
Further investigation is on, the SP added.