Bangladeshi men found on Indonesian island claim they were intercepted at sea and turned back by Australian Border Force. By Indonesia correspondent Bill Birtles and Ari Wu, ABC News

A group of 15 men from Bangladesh found on Indonesian's southernmost Rote island say they were held on an ABF ship for a fortnight before being turned back.

Police on Rote island say the men are among a larger group that was intercepted, and that there are approximately 26 others still unaccounted-for.

Bangladeshi men found on Indonesian island claim they were intercepted at sea and turned back by Australian Border Force. By Indonesia correspondent Bill Birtles and Ari Wu, ABC News