Commanding Officer of Naugaon 16 BGB Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ariful Islam Masoom said that after receiving the information, patrolling has been intensified in the area. He further said that no one will be allowed to enter Bangladesh illegally. Earlier, on June 5 and June 8, the BSF had attempted to push 40 people into […]
Six persons, including a woman and two children, have been stranded in the ‘no-man’s land’ of Rumari border in Kurigram for three days following a ‘push-in’ attempt. Amidst deep uncertainty, 25-year-old Sumi Actor, trapped under the open sky, pleaded for help. She said to Prothom Alo, “If we must die, let us die, but please […]
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has denied pushing anyone into Bangladesh and has also refused to identify the individuals as Indian citizens. Meanwhile, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) says it is not involved in the scuffle and will not allow any unauthorized entry into the country. Separately, the BSF reportedly attempted to send another person […]
Upazila and station-level Ansar-VDP members have been deployed in 11 border districts, amid repeated ‘push-pull’ attempts by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). According to Ansar-VDP headquarters, the districts are Chapainwabganj, Naugaon, Joypurhat, Jashore, Jhenaidah, Satkhira, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Sylhet, Jamalpur and Khagrachhari.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along with local residents have foiled an attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push a group of people into Bangladesh through Rumari border at Kurigram. According to sources, the incident took place at around 10 pm on Saturday night near Jhowbari and Kheerchar Border Outpost (BOP) under Jamalpur 35 […]
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly attempted to push a total of 60 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh through the border points at Lalmonirhat, Panchgarh and Naugaon. However, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the attempts were foiled and the individuals were stopped from entering the country. As a result, […]
The BGB commander said that earlier, in the early hours of Wednesday, BSF soldiers had tried to push 28 people into Bangladesh. The effort failed due to resistance from the BGB. Of the 28 people, 12 are men, 10 are women and 6 are children. They are currently living in the zero line or no-man’s-land […]
Last week, West Bengal authorities ordered the setting up of “holding centres” for “caught foreigners” including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, raising concerns among the state’s roughly 35 million Muslims. “We have been asked to leave immediately, or the government will take strict action,” said Hasina, 45, who has worked at construction sites in Kolkata since entering […]
Newly elected West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has decided to hand over the land required for the construction of barbed wire fence along the Bangladesh-India border to India’s Border Security Force (BSF) within 45 days. Answering a question on this matter, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that ensuring border security is their […]
Teesta Battalion (61 BGB) Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Syed Fazle Munim confirmed the matter. He said that the recovered drone is currently in the custody of BGB and legal processes related to the case are underway. He further said that 98 Himalayan Camp of BSF has contacted BGB stating that one of their drones fell […]
There was speculation that the Hasina-Modi summit might not happen in June. Many aides of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had said that the New Delhi visit would happen after the Beijing visit. Many even came to the conclusion that Narendra Modi last visited Dhaka in 2021, while Sheikh Hasina came to India on a bilateral […]
Mirza Fakhrul further said that the dependent government does not oppose incidents like killing people by firing on the border and looting, attacking and even raping people in encroaching Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken Bangladesh hostage to retain her power. Despite sacrificing everything to remain in power, the people of Bangladesh will not […]