BGB sends back 14 Indians pushed into Bangladesh
Our Correspondent . Kushtia 30 December, 2025, 00:42
The Border Guard Bangladesh sent back 14 Indian nationals who were pushed into Bangladesh by India’s Border Security Force through the Darshana-Nimtala border in Chuadanga.
Kushtia BGB-47 Battalion personnel confirmed the matter on Monday afternoon.
The individuals were identified as Gulshan Bibi, 90, Jabbar Ali, 70, Alkum Bibi, 65, Ukil Sheikh, 43, Sabera Bibi, 34, Hakim Ali, 45, Samshera Bibi, 42, Sheikhraj, 32, Meherun Bibi, 25, Rahid Ali, 34, Sheikh Banti, 28, Shakila Khatun, 10, Nasrin Nesa, 12, and Md Tawhid Ali, 14.
Darshana police officer-in-charge Mehdi Hasan said that the sending out event was formally carried out at Mirpur in Kushtia under the supervision of the BGB-47 Battalion on Sunday.
The whole group comprising five men, five women and four children were residents of Jagatsinghpur district in India’s Odisha state.
Following a flag meeting, the group was handed back to India around 12:30pm on Sunday in the presence of the BSF’s 146 Battalion Commandant Shri Prempal Singh.
On the respective sides, the repatriation was coordinated by the Mohammadpur BGB Company commander and the Jalanggi BSF Company commander.
Earlier, on Friday night, the BSF pushed the group into Bangladesh through the Gede border of Nadia district.
After crossing the border, they walked nearly four kilometres and took shelter at a tea stall near Darshana Bus Stand.
Having remained without food for a long time and exposed to severe cold, they fell ill when local residents provided them with food and warm clothing and informed the authorities.
A Darshana police team and BGB rescued the group and arranged medical treatment around 10:00pm.
One of the detainees, Jabbar Ali, 70, alleged that they were pushed into Bangladesh although they had all the legal documents as proof of their Indian citizenship.
‘We are all legal Indian citizens,’ he stated, Our Aadhaar cards and identity documents were taken away, and we were pushed into Bangladesh only because we are Muslims. We have no relatives or acquaintances here.’
The group was kept in safe custody for two days under the BGB supervision after verifying their identities, OC Mehedi said.
Assistant superintendent of police for Damurhuda-Jibannagar circle M Anwarul Kabir visited the site, he also said.
The BGB lodged an immediate protest with the BSF over the incident, terming it a violation of international border laws and humanitarian principles.
With the incident of latest push-ins in Chapainawabganj on December 28, the number of people, including Rohingyas and Indian nationals, pushed into Bangladesh by India since May 7 has increased to 2,436.