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India’s push-in move a ‘deliberate’ provocation, says Rizvi

Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has likened the recent surge in cross-border push-ins to stepping on someone’s foot to start a fight -- a “deliberate provocation” by India. He linked the wave of forced repatriations to what he described as “growing hostility” from

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India’s push-in move a ‘deliberate’ provocation, says Rizvi

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Jun 11, 2025 22:54
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Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has likened the recent surge in cross-border push-ins to stepping on someone’s foot to start a fight -- a “deliberate provocation” by India.

He linked the wave of forced repatriations to what he described as “growing hostility” from the neighbouring country, possibly fuelled by resentment over the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.

He questioned the motive behind the alleged actions. “Why this sudden turn? Is it because Hasina is no longer in power that they’ve become more aggressive?”

Speaking at the BNP’s Naya Paltan office on Wednesday afternoon, the senior joint secretary general claimed that push-ins were now occurring almost daily across different border points including Thakurgaon, Moulvibazar, Kurigram and Satkhira -- with groups of 20 to 50 people being sent across at a time.

Rizvi said: “It seems as if someone is deliberately trying to provoke a confrontation-- that’s the question now being asked across the country, even among the international community.

“Why this sudden spree of push-ins?”

Taking aim at the Assam chief minister, Rizvi said Bangladesh is being treated like a “dumping ground”.

“Their words and behaviour reek of arrogance,” he added.

“You’re a sovereign country. So are we,” the BNP leader said. “But if you continue provoking us by declaring your citizens as foreigners and sending them across the border, our response will not stop at protest -- there will be resistance.”

Rizvi also criticised the interim government over what he called a lack of urgency in tackling the rising spread of Covid-19 and dengue.

District hospitals remain unequipped, he said, particularly in Barishal Division, where Covid patients from Patuakhali and Barguna are being shifted to Barishal Medical College Hospital for treatment.

“Patuakhali and Barguna are district towns. Why don’t they have adequate government facilities? After the devastating wave of Covid a few years ago that killed so many, the government should not have remained idle.”

On the latest Covid-19 cases uptick, Rizvi said: “This fresh wave doesn’t look like a good sign at all. The government and health ministry must act immediately.”

“We’ve seen no awareness campaign, no protective measures. The government must fulfil its duty to ensure public safety.”

He also flagged the spread of dengue as a serious concern, pointing to its growing intensity across Barishal Division.​

 

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48 Rohingyas registered in India pushed into Bangladesh

The Border Security Force of India has recently pushed at least 122 Rohingyas, including 48 registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in India, into Bangladesh...

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The Border Security Force of India has recently pushed at least 122 Rohingyas, including 48 registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in India, into Bangladesh.Bangladeshi cuisine recipes

The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner said that they could detect 117 Rohingyas, including 43 registered by the UNHCR in India, who were pushed into Bangladesh by the BSF, in different camps in Cox’s Bazar until May 25.

The Armed Police Battalion and the Office of the RRRC identified five more Rohingyas registered by the UNHCR in India at a camp in Teknaf on June 10.

The five were pushed into Bangladesh by the Indian authorities through the Tentulia border point in Panchagrah district on June 4, according to RRRC officials.Bangladeshi cuisine recipes

Pushing refugees registered in one country into another one is unlawful and a violation of the norms of International relations, academics said.

India began pushing people into Bangladesh on May 7 through different bordering points and it continued until June 10, according to the officials of Border Guard Bangladesh.

According to an RRRC letter sent to the disaster management and relief affairs secretary on May 27, the RRRC has recently detected 117 Rohingyas from India in 33 camps of Ukhia and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar.

Of them, 43 are registered with UNHCR in India, 47 are registered with UNHCR in Bangladesh and 27 do not have any registration anywhere, it said.

‘We have identified that these 117 Rohingyas were pushed into Bangladesh by India recently. They, after the push-in incidents, took shelter in different camps in Ukhia and Teknaf. All of them were pushed by the Indian BSF,’ RRRC top official Mohammed Mizanur Rahman said on Wednesday.

Mizanur, however, said that the actual number of such Rohingyas might be higher than the data they collected as it was a compilation of the data collected until May 25.

Asked about checking Rohingya intrusion from India, RRRC chief Mizanur said that it was BGB’s task to check such intrusions.Bangladeshi cuisine recipes

Neither the BGB director general Major General Mohammad AshrafuzzamaSiddiqui nor its deputy director general for communications Colonel Mohammad Shariful Islam could be reached for comments despite several attempts over the phone. They also did not respond to text messages from New Age.

Over 1.3 million Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh amid atrocities by the Myanmar military since 2017, according to government data.

In a letter to RRRC in April, the UNHCR pressed for ensuring accommodation of 1.13 lakh more Rohingyas who entered Bangladesh between November 2023 and April 27, 2025.

Dhaka University’s former international relations professor Imtiaz Ahmed said that pushing refugees registered in one country into another country instead of sending them to their homeland was unlawful.

‘According to my knowledge, Indian law does not allow such incidents. Human rights activists from India and Bangladesh should raise voices over push-ins,’ he said.

He also urged the government to conduct a survey of people pushed into Bangladesh from India for the sake of national security.

He stressed the need to engage experts in such a survey as the government seemed to have failed to manage the issue through diplomatic channels.

Dhaka University international relations professor ASM Ali Ashraf said that India, by pushing refugees into Bangladesh, was throwing the vulnerable community into more vulnerable conditions.Wellness retreatsBangladeshi cuisine recipes

Asked whether India’s push-ins would create a security threat for Bangladesh, he said, ‘India is pushing Bangladeshis, Rohingyas and Indian nationals into our country. If they were trained to create instability in Bangladesh, it might be a further threat to our country.’

According to a report in the New York Times published online on May 17, the United Nations has called for an investigation into ‘credible reports’ that Indian authorities rounded up Rohingya refugees and expelled them.

A press release issued by the BGB on May 15 said that the BGB-22 Battalion detained five of a Rohingya family registered with UNHCR in India from the Natunhat Bazar area under Bhurungamari upazila in Kurigram on May 7.

The release said that the BSF pushed them into Bangladesh. The family that went to India from Myanmar two years ago used to live in the Matia Refugee camp in India’s Assam, it said.

The number of people pushed into Bangladesh by India since May 7 has reached 1,336 amid tight security measures taken by the BGB and the police along the border.

Bangladesh government has sent official letters to India over the push-in incidents.

The BGB also lodged verbal and written protests to their Indian counterpart BSF and held flag meetings over the issue.​

 

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India keeps pushing people into Bangladesh

India continued to push people into Bangladesh as the Border Security Force pushed 77 more people into Bangladesh through different border points in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Lalmonirhat districts on Thursday.

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India continued to push people into Bangladesh as the Border Security Force pushed 77 more people into Bangladesh through different border points in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Lalmonirhat districts on Thursday.

With the latest push-ins, the number of people pushed into Bangladesh by India since May 7 reached 1,413.

India began pushing people, including Rohingyas and Indian nationals, on May 7 when a war-like situation prevailed between India and Pakistan, raising concerns over human rights violations and potential strains on cross-border relations.

Of the fresh push-in incidents, 70 people were pushed into Bangladesh through different border points in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts and seven of a family were pushed through a border point in Lalmonirhat, according to the BGB.

New Age staff correspondent in Sylhet reported that 53 people were pushed into Bangladesh through three border points under Jaintapur and Companiganj upazilas in Sylhet district and 17 other people through a border point under Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj.

BGB-48 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul Haque said that 18 women, 30 children, and 22 men were pushed into Bangladesh through different border points under the battalion between 1:30am and 4:30am on Thursday.Bangladeshi cuisine recipesWellness retreats

He also said that the 70 individuals were detained immediately after they were pushed into Bangladesh by the BSF and they were handed over to the respective police stations at around noon.

‘Among the detainees, 43 are residents of Kurigram district and 27 of Lalmonirhat district. They went to India in different times in the past and were working in different parts of India, including Delhi,’ the BGB battalion commander said, referring to the detainees.

The police said that sending the detainees to their respective families was under process.

Bangladesh government has sent official letters to India over the push-in incidents, BGB-48 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul said, adding that the BGB also lodged verbal and written protests to the BSF and held flag meetings over the issue.

New Age correspondent in Lalmonirhat reported that the BSF pushed seven people into Bangladesh through the Durgapur border under Aditmari upazila in the district.

BGB 15 battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Mehehdi Imam said that the BGB detained the seven people early Thursday.

‘The detainees said that they are Bangladeshi and entered India with the help of brokers three years ago,’ he said.

They were handed over to the police and the police would take necessary action after verifying their identities, added the BGB official.

The BSF, meanwhile, attempted to push another 12 people through the Patgram and Hatibandha bordering points, BGB officials said.

According to Bangladesh authorities, Bangladesh has 4,156 kilometres of border with India, of which some 180 kilometres fall on different water bodies and 79 kilometres on the Sundarbans.​

 

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India keeps pushing people into Bangladesh

India continued to push people into Bangladesh as the Border Security Force pushed 77 more people into Bangladesh through different border points in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Lalmonirhat districts on Thursday.

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India keeps pushing people into Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent 13 June, 2025, 00:06

Border Guard Bangladesh members stand by the individuals pushed into Bangladesh by the Indian Border Security Force in Sylhet on Wednesday. | Focus Bangla photo

India continued to push people into Bangladesh as the Border Security Force pushed 77 more people into Bangladesh through different border points in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Lalmonirhat districts on Thursday.

With the latest push-ins, the number of people pushed into Bangladesh by India since May 7 reached 1,413.

India began pushing people, including Rohingyas and Indian nationals, on May 7 when a war-like situation prevailed between India and Pakistan, raising concerns over human rights violations and potential strains on cross-border relations.

Of the fresh push-in incidents, 70 people were pushed into Bangladesh through different border points in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts and seven of a family were pushed through a border point in Lalmonirhat, according to the BGB.

New Age staff correspondent in Sylhet reported that 53 people were pushed into Bangladesh through three border points under Jaintapur and Companiganj upazilas in Sylhet district and 17 other people through a border point under Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj.New Age products

BGB-48 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul Haque said that 18 women, 30 children, and 22 men were pushed into Bangladesh through different border points under the battalion between 1:30am and 4:30am on Thursday.

He also said that the 70 individuals were detained immediately after they were pushed into Bangladesh by the BSF and they were handed over to the respective police stations at around noon.

‘Among the detainees, 43 are residents of Kurigram district and 27 of Lalmonirhat district. They went to India in different times in the past and were working in different parts of India, including Delhi,’ the BGB battalion commander said, referring to the detainees.

The police said that sending the detainees to their respective families was under process.

Bangladesh government has sent official letters to India over the push-in incidents, BGB-48 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul said, adding that the BGB also lodged verbal and written protests to the BSF and held flag meetings over the issue.

New Age correspondent in Lalmonirhat reported that the BSF pushed seven people into Bangladesh through the Durgapur border under Aditmari upazila in the district.New Age products

BGB 15 battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Mehehdi Imam said that the BGB detained the seven people early Thursday.

‘The detainees said that they are Bangladeshi and entered India with the help of brokers three years ago,’ he said.

They were handed over to the police and the police would take necessary action after verifying their identities, added the BGB official.

The BSF, meanwhile, attempted to push another 12 people through the Patgram and Hatibandha bordering points, BGB officials said.

According to Bangladesh authorities, Bangladesh has 4,156 kilometres of border with India, of which some 180 kilometres fall on different water bodies and 79 kilometres on the Sundarbans.​

 

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Dhaka must talk push-in globally, Indians should also raise voice

INDIA’S Border Security Force pushing people into Bangladesh not only furthers Delhi’s unneighbourly conduct but also appears a deliberate policy decision. This blatantly contravenes international laws, bilateral agreements and established border management norms. Since May 7, Indian guards have...

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Dhaka must talk push-in globally, Indians should also raise voice
16 June, 2025, 00:00

INDIA’S Border Security Force pushing people into Bangladesh not only furthers Delhi’s unneighbourly conduct but also appears a deliberate policy decision. This blatantly contravenes international laws, bilateral agreements and established border management norms. Since May 7, Indian guards have pushed at least 1,511 individuals into Bangladesh. While the majority of them had for long resided in India, a significant number of them of Rohingyas, many registered with the UNHCR in India, and even some Indians. In the latest spate on June 14, Indian guards pushed at least 54 people through five border points. Twelve Rohingyas were forced through a border point in Moulvibazar. With this, the Indian border guards have pushed at least 147 Rohingyas, mostly women and children who include 50 registered with the UNHCR in India, into Bangladesh. Sixteen more, including four Indians, were pushed in through two border points in Panchagarh, 23 through a point in Thakurgaon and 3 through a point in Lalmonirhat, as the Border Guard Bangladesh and the police say.

Bangladesh authorities have formally urged the Indian counterparts to stop push-in operations. They have further assured India that they are prepared to take back any Bangladeshis living illegally in India but only through proper legal channels and due procedures. Despite this, India appears to have ignored the overtures, showing no willingness to co-operate and continues with the push-in. This unlawful action places additional strain on already tense bilateral relations, which have been under pressure because of persistent issues, notably the continued killings of Bangladeshis along the frontiers. While Indian authorities routinely profess a commitment to honouring international laws and bilateral agreements, including the use of no-lethal weapons on the border, Indian guards have routinely violated the principles, instead following a shoot-to-kill policy. As a result, the Bangladesh-India border has become one of the deadliest in the region. According to rights group Odhikar, the Indian guards killed more than 1,300 Bangladeshis in 2000–2023. Compounding the issue, Indian border guards have recently made attempts to erect fences at several points on the no man’s land, which is a violation of bilateral agreements. The provocative acts, which occur intermittently, further erode the foundation of neighbourly relations.

Given that the actions constitute serious violations of the international law and diplomatic norms, Dhaka must take up the issue with both international and regional forums. Right-thinking citizens in India should also speak out against such aggressive and unlawful practice and call on their government to abandon such antagonistic policies.​