BSF continues to push people into Bangladesh
Five more pushed into country
Staff Correspondent . Rajshahi 28 December, 2025, 19:48
The Indian Border Security Force continued to push people into Bangladesh as the border force pushed five more people, including four of a family, into the country through the Bibishan border point at Gomastapur in Chapainawabganj early Sunday.
The pushed-in people are Kamrul Laskar, 46, his wife Lipi Laskar, 40, their son Saddam Laskar, 22, their daughter Firoza Laskar, 16, and Haider Sardar, 23.
With the latest push-ins, the number of people, including Rohingyas and Indian nationals, pushed into Bangladesh by India since May 7 has increased to 2,436.
The Indian border force has so far pushed at least 223 Rohingyas, including 50 registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in India, into Bangladesh.
Gomostapur police officer-in-charge Abdul Barik told New Age that the five individuals had earlier crossed into India illegally and were arrested by the Indian police on charges of illegal entry.
After completing their jail terms there, they were pushed in into Bangladesh through the Bibishan border point early Sunday, he said.
The police official also said that the individuals were currently kept at the upazila nirbahi officerโs rest house.
โThe police have sought information from the relevant authorities to determine whether there are any pending criminal cases against them in Bangladesh. Their families have also been informed,โ he added.
Earlier on December 14, the BSF pushed 15 people, including two children and nine women, into Bangladesh through the same border point.
The Sunday push-in was the second such incident in consecutive two days.
Earlier on Friday night, the BSF forced 14 members of an Indian family into Bangladesh through Chuadanga border.
According to local people and the victims, the family was pushed through the Nimtala border gate under the cover of dense fog.
The individuals, permanent residents of Jagatsinghpur area of the Indian state of Odisha, claimed they were expelled due to their religious identity. They also alleged that their Aadhaar cards and ration cards were confiscated by Indian authorities before being sent into the country.