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BGB foils attempt to push-in 60 people across 3 border points; individuals on no man’s land

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has allegedly attempted to push a total of 60 people, including women, and children, into Bangladesh through border points in Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh and Naogaon. However, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the attempts were thwarted and the...

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BGB foils attempt to push-in 60 people across 3 border points; individuals on no man’s land

BGB on alert as BSF tried to push-in some people to Bangladesh along at Hapania border area in Sapahar, Naogaon on 5 June 2026 Courtesy.

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has allegedly attempted to push a total of 60 people, including women, and children, into Bangladesh through border points in Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh and Naogaon.

However, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the attempts were thwarted and the individuals were prevented from entering the country.

As a result, the affected persons are currently stranded along the zero line and on no man’s land between the two countries.

Meanwhile, 28 people who were allegedly pushed towards Bangladesh through the Bangabari border in Chapainawabganj’s Gomastapur upazila remain in no man’s land after the BSF declined to take them back.

A battalion commander-level flag meeting between the BGB and BSF was held on Thursday afternoon, but no resolution had been reached as of Friday afternoon.

Earlier, in a press release issued on Thursday, the BGB said it had foiled 10 separate attempts within the previous 24 hours by the BSF to push people into Bangladesh through various border areas.

According to the border force, at least 90 people were involved in those alleged push-in attempts.

Lalmonirhat
The BGB has alleged that the BSF attempted to push at least 33 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh through four border points in the upazilas of Aditmari, Hatibandha and Patgram in Lalmonirhat district.

The alleged attempts took place between late Thursday night and early Friday morning. The BGB claimed the efforts were prevented through intensified border patrols and with assistance from local residents.

According to the border force, both BGB and BSF personnel remain deployed face-to-face along the affected sections of the frontier. On Friday morning, the individuals were seen waiting with their luggage along the zero line.

In a statement, the Lalmonirhat-15 BGB Battalion said its personnel detected the presence of 12 suspected individuals near Main Pillars 925 and 927/7-S in the Dighaltari and Durgapur border areas of Aditmari upazila. After being warned through loudspeakers, the individuals were reportedly seen moving back towards the Indian side.

The BGB said it had proposed a flag meeting with India’s Raninagar-3 BSF Battalion to determine the identities of those individuals. However, no response had yet been received from the BSF.

In a separate incident, the BGB alleged that the BSF attempted to push 11 people, including women and children, through the Fakirpara Union border area of Hatibandha upazila.

A patrol team from the Teesta-61 BGB Battalion’s Borokhata Company, assisted by local residents, prevented the alleged infiltration during the early hours of Friday. The 11 individuals remained on the zero line at the time of reporting.

Similarly, another 10 people, including women and children, were allegedly brought to the Jhalangi (Pocket) border area of Srirampur Union in Patgram upazila. BGB patrols and local residents reportedly prevented their entry, leaving them stranded along the zero line.

Major Tanvir Ahmed, acting commanding officer of the Teesta-61 BGB Battalion, said attempts by 21 individuals to enter Bangladesh through the Hatibandha and Patgram border sectors had been prevented.

“We are working on the matter and will provide further details later,” he said.

BSF tried to push-in 10 people to Bangladesh through Borobari-Prodhanpara border under Panchagarh Sadar Upazila Courtesy.

The Lalmonirhat-15 BGB Battalion separately confirmed the attempted entry of 12 individuals through the Aditmari border sector. The Rangpur Sector Headquarters of the BGB also issued a statement confirming the incidents.

Panchagarh

The BSF allegedly attempted to push 10 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh through the Borobari-Pradhanpara border area of Panchagarh Sadar upazila.

According to the BGB, strict vigilance prevented the individuals from crossing into Bangladesh. They remained stranded along the zero line from dawn until at least 12:30 pm on Friday.

BGB and BSF personnel were observed stationed on either side of the border throughout the period.

Unable to enter either country, the 10 individuals were left sitting in an agricultural field under the open sky along the frontier. According to BGB sources, the group consists of five men, two women and three children.

A company commander-level flag meeting between the BGB’s Borobari camp and the BSF’s Sakati camp was held between 10:00 am and noon on Friday.

Lieutenant Colonel Sirajul Islam, commanding officer of the Nilphamari-56 BGB Battalion, told Prothom Alo that the BSF had claimed the 10 individuals were Bangladeshi nationals.

“However, their nationality has not yet been verified. Therefore, we are not accepting them. Moreover, pushing people across the border in this manner is not consistent with any established procedure,” he said.

Naogaon

In another incident, the BSF allegedly attempted to push 17 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh through the Hapania border area of Sapahar upazila in Naogaon district.

The incident occurred at around 8:00 am on Friday.

According to the Naogaon Battalion (16 BGB), members of the BSF’s Pannachhara Camp under the 88th Battalion attempted to move the group across the border through Border Pillar 238/MP.

After receiving information, a BGB patrol from the Hapania Border Outpost (BOP) rushed to the scene and prevented the entry.

The 17 individuals are currently positioned along the zero line between the two countries.

The BGB said additional personnel had been deployed to maintain control of the situation and that surveillance had been intensified with support from local residents.

Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ariful Islam Masum, commanding officer of the Naogaon Battalion, said patrol activities had been strengthened in the area.

“No one will be allowed to enter Bangladesh illegally. Efforts are under way to push the individuals back into Indian territory,” he said.

Chapainawabganj

Meanwhile, 28 people allegedly pushed towards Bangladesh through the Bangabari border in Gomastapur upazila remain stranded in no man’s land after the BSF refused to take them back.

The group spent Thursday afternoon exposed to heavy rainfall under the open sky and has reportedly been receiving inadequate food supplies.

Acting chairman of Bangabari Union Parishad, Md Saddam Hossain, said that 13 of the 28 individuals were residents of Koyra upazila in Khulna district and had travelled to India approximately two years ago.

He said local Union Parishad representatives from Koyra had already sent copies of their national identity cards.

Speaking with the group from approximately 100 yards away, local representatives learned that food was being supplied by the BSF, although the quantity was insufficient. One elderly woman had reportedly fallen ill.

The group was allegedly pushed towards Bangladesh at around 3:00 am on Wednesday through an area adjacent to Border Pillar 203/6-R by personnel from the Ashrafpur BSF Camp under the 12th Battalion.

The group comprises 12 men, 10 women and six children.

However, due to resistance from the BGB, they were unable to enter Bangladesh and have remained in no man’s land ever since.

Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ariful Islam, commanding officer of the BGB’s 16th Battalion, said the group was currently positioned approximately 50 yards inside the Indian side of no man’s land from the zero line.

He said a battalion commander-level flag meeting between the BGB and BSF had taken place on Thursday afternoon.

“During the meeting, the BSF acknowledged that the 28 individuals had been pushed towards the border. BSF officials assured us that they would consult their higher authorities and seek a resolution. However, no further decision has since been communicated to the BGB,” he said.

Following the incident, Rajshahi Sector Commander Colonel Kamal Hossain visited the border area on Thursday afternoon.

During the visit, he said the BGB remained on maximum alert to prevent any attempts to push people across the border into Bangladesh.​

 

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India must rein in internal pressure on push-ins

Such attempts violate international norms and strain bilateral relations

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India must rein in internal pressure on push-ins

Such attempts violate international norms and strain bilateral relations

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A deeply troubling issue is unfolding along India’s border with Bangladesh, which deserves far more attention than it has received. On Friday alone, India’s Border Security Force (BSF) made at least ten separate attempts to push groups of people—men, women, and children—across the zero line into Bangladesh. The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) thwarted each attempt. At least 88 people are now stranded in no-man’s land. According to Human Rights Support Society, at least 166 people were pushed into Bangladesh in May alone.

These do not appear to be isolated or rogue incidents. Rather, they seem to reflect the blatant expression of a political campaign against particular groups. Since the Bharatiya Janata Party’s recent electoral victories in West Bengal and Assam, anti-migrant rhetoric has hardened into policy. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a “detect, delete and deport” framework within days of taking office, directing police to hand detainees over to the BSF for removal and instructing district administrations to establish holding centres across border districts. In Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma admitted to the practice, saying his government pushes alleged migrants across the border at night and at locations where Bangladeshi forces are absent, because formal deportation procedures are too slow.

International law does not permit one sovereign state to forcibly transfer people—regardless of their nationality or immigration status—into the territory of another without consent. Bangladesh’s border authorities are therefore right to resist them and to insist on proper identity verification before accepting anyone. The BSF’s assertion that the stranded individuals are Bangladeshi nationals is not, by itself, proof. India’s own Supreme Court has previously found instances in which Indian citizens were wrongly pushed across the border, after being labelled as Bangladeshis. Besides, the push-in issue comes at a particularly sensitive moment in Bangladesh-India relations. Since the political transition in Dhaka and the formation of a BNP-led government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman earlier this year, both countries have invested in a cautious reset. Meetings have taken place, and Indian authorities reportedly assured Dhaka that push-ins would cease. We now are witnessing the opposite of that assurance, thus giving way to avoidable diplomatic friction.

India may have legitimate concerns about irregular migration along its long and porous frontier. But the answer cannot be the extrajudicial transfer of human beings who may include stateless persons, trafficking victims, or individuals with lawful claims to remain in India. Therefore, New Delhi should make it clear that state governments and border authorities cannot circumvent established deportation procedures. Ongoing talks between Bangladesh and India should produce a credible framework for verification, repatriation, and legal cooperation. Equally, Indian officials should stop treating verification delays as a provocation for pushing people across the border. India’s conduct along the Bangladesh border has become a test of its commitment to the rule of law and responsible neighbourly relations. At present, India is failing that test.​

 

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BGB foils 8 more push-in attempts by BSF along different borders in 24 hours

The Indian Border Security Force continued its attempt to push people into Bangladesh illegally through different common border points as the Border Guard Bangladesh resisted eight more attempts in the 24 hours till Saturday morning.

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BGB foils 8 more push-in attempts by BSF along different borders in 24 hours
Staff Correspondent 06 June, 2026, 12:07

People, including women and children, are left stranded in no-man’s-land amid storm and rain as the Border Guard Bangladesh resists the Indian Border Security Force’s attempts to push people into Bangladesh along the Bangladesh-India border at Barabari Pradhanpara in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Saturday. | Star Mail photo

The Indian Border Security Force continued its attempt to push people into Bangladesh illegally through different common border points as the Border Guard Bangladesh resisted eight more attempts in the 24 hours till Saturday morning.

The BGB is engaging local people in preventing push-in attempts.

The Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party in a release on Saturday said that Ansar members had been deployed alongside BGB personnel along the Chapainawabganj border to resist push-ins.

In a BGB press release issued on Saturday, the paramilitary force said that it was on the highest alert and dealing with highest professionalism to ensure border security.

Meanwhile, 45 people -- 17 at a border point in Naogaon early Friday and 28 at another in Chapainawabganj early Thursday -- were left stranded in the no-man’s-land after the BGB sent them back to India immediately following their entry into Bangladesh territory.

They were then taken to the Indian side.

New Age Staff Correspondent in Rajshahi, quoting BGB-16 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ariful Islam Masum, said that the 28 people witnessed earlier were no longer seen within the 150 yards from the border on the Indian side.

‘Based on the ground situation, it is assumed that the BSF took them back into Indian territory at some point during the night,’ he said.

A BGB headquarters press release said that the force foiled the BSF bid to push 10 people into Bangladesh through Pradhanpara border point at Borobari in Panchagrah district after taking them outside of the barbed wire fence.

A flag meeting between the BGB and the BSF took place over the incident where the BSF claimed the 10 individuals as Bangladeshis but could not present any evidence in support of their claim, said the BGB, adding that it was closely monitoring the situation.

New Age correspondent in Panchagarh reported that 10 people, including two women and three children, were stranded in the no-man’s-land on the Indian side under the open sky during the rain for over 38 hours as the flag meeting did not resolve the issue.

‘I told the BSF that they should have sent those people to Bangladesh through an immigration check-post in accordance with the international law. Pushing them into Bangladesh by crossing border during the night time cannot be accepted,’ said BGB-56 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Md Sirajul Islam.

He said that they were staying in the no-man’s-land during the night in rain and rough weather, and were also starving creating an inhuman situation.

‘We have requested the BSF to take them back to India, but they are yet to agree,’ he added.

The BGB-58 Battalion in Maheshpur prevented a BSF attempt to push three people into Bangladesh through Jadavpur border point in Jhenaidah district, compelling the Indian border force to send them back into India.

Meanwhile, the BGB resisted a BSF attempt to push seven people into Bangladesh through Dighaltari border under the BGB-58 Battalion jurisdiction in Lalmonirhat.

The same battalion also foiled another Indian bid to force four people into Bangladesh through Durgapur border.

New Age correspondent in Lalmonirhat, quoting BGB Rangpur sector commander Colonel SM Shafiqur Rahman, said that the BGB was on high alert to prevent any push-ins and illegal intrusion through the border.

‘We have increased patrolling, intelligence surveillance while maintaining necessary security measures in border areas,’ he added.

The BGB said that the BSF had assembled 16 people at a place near the BSF Chikni camp opposite the Lengura border.

They had earlier been gathered at Balishi Gitaram Government Primary School under the Mahadev police station in India’s Assam state, opposite the Kachugara border under the BGB-31 Battalion in Netrakona, said the BGB.

Due to the strict BGB position, the BSF did not succeed in pushing them into Bangladesh, said the BGB.

The border guards of the two neighbouring countries faced off at many points, with the BGB resisting BSF attempts to push people into Bangladesh – a recurrent phenomenon after India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s landslide election victory in West Bengal early May.

Bangladesh had taken a clear stance that it would not allow anyone to push into Bangladesh and India had to follow the legal channel with national identity verification.

The BGB made a special precautionary announcement on early Saturday morning in border areas at Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet to prevent possible push-ins and illegal infiltration from India, New Age Staff Correspondent in Sylhet reported.

‘As part of our awareness programme, the announcement has been made along the border to alert the bordering residents to any push-ins and intrusion from across the border,’ BGB-48 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul Haque said.

According to New Age statistics, 2,463 people have been pushed into Bangladesh by Indian authorities, mostly the BSF, from May 7, 2025 to May 8, 2026.

Of them, at least 223 were Rohingyas, including 50 registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in India.

But BGB headquarters data reveal that India pushed 2,344 people, including 126 Indian nationals, into Bangladesh between May 7, 2025 and January 26, 2026.

According to Bangladesh authorities, Bangladesh shares 4,156-kilometre-long border with India, of which some 180 kilometres fall on different water bodies and 79 kilometres on the Sundarban.

On May 24, the West Bengal government handed over an initial 75 acres of land to the BSF to raise fences along 27 kilometres of the international border between India and Bangladesh, reported The Times of India on May 25.

West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, who had earlier promised to start the land handover process after the BJP government assumed office, said that the completion of the critical and long-pending fencing along the India-Bangladesh border would be crucial to national security, added the report available online.

Of the 75 acres of land, 43 acres were directly purchased while 32 acres were vested property.​

 

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BSF forcing women and children into Bangladesh at gunpoint: APDR

India's Border Security Force (BSF) is reportedly attempting to forcibly push numerous people suspected of being Bangladeshis into Bangladesh from various parts of West Bengal, according to the prominent West Bengal human rights organisation, Association for Protection of Democratic Rights...

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BSF forcing women and children into Bangladesh at gunpoint: APDR
Correspondent
Kolkata
Updated: 07 Jun 2026, 22: 53

BGB on alert after BSF's ''push in'' attempt at the Sapahar border in Naogaon. Image taken at the Hapania area of Sapahar on Friday afternoon. Collected

India's Border Security Force (BSF) is reportedly attempting to forcibly push numerous people suspected of being Bangladeshis into Bangladesh from various parts of West Bengal, according to the prominent West Bengal human rights organisation, Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR).

As a result of this incident, APDR has called for a protest march in Malda city on 11 June, as stated by the organization's vice-president, Ranjit Saha.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after coming to power in West Bengal, had included in their election manifesto that if they come to power, they will adopt the policy of ''Detect, Deport, Delete''.

After assuming power, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari initiated the establishment of ''holding centres'' or detention centres to identify and send suspected Bangladeshis there, along with transferring land to the BSF.

Consequently, a push back to Bangladesh began (push in to Bangladesh).

As a result, many people remain stranded in the areas between the two countries, stated the West Bengal human rights organisation APDR in a press release on Sunday.


Describing the situation as ''deeply concerning, '' APDR's statement mentioned, ''The BSF is forcibly taking many people suspected of being Bangladeshis, especially women and children, to various district borders and threatening them with guns to push them into Bangladesh. '' However, the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) is not allowing them to enter, as noted in the release.

APDR stated that due to this situation, many people have been forced to remain stranded for days in ''no man''s land'' at various border areas.

Among them are pregnant women and children who are not receiving food or water and are enduring extreme conditions in sun, rain, and storms. A horrific inhumane situation has emerged.

Highlighting that the BSF is denying responsibility by pushing these people into no man's land, the human rights organisation indicated, ''The BSF says they are Bangladeshis, and thus, BSF has no responsibility. On the other hand, the BGB says there is no proof they are Bangladeshis. According to the BGB, they are Indians. As a result, several people are forced to live a dangerous life without food and drinking water in front of the armed forces of both countries. ''

APDR reported that this situation prevails in several areas along the India-Bangladesh border.

The organisation remarked, ''We believe India's Detect, Delete, Deport (3D) policy is unconstitutional and illegal. It is against Sections 21 and 14 of the Constitution. This policy is the source of the current crisis.''

Article 14 of India's Constitution guarantees equal fundamental rights to all persons within India's territory. Article 21 ensures the protection of life and personal liberty for all citizens.

Ten people pushed through the Borobari-Pradhanpara border in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila have been in the harvested field on the zero line for about 59 hours. Photo taken Sunday at 2: 30 PM. Prothom Alo

Ranjit Saha of APDR

Ranjit Saha, Vice-President of the human rights organisation APDR, has demanded the repeal of India's unconstitutional ''3D'' policy.

He states, ''All people left at the no man's land or zero point by the BSF must be taken back immediately. We demand the Government of India immediately repeal the push back policy that creates crimes against humanity. We are drawing the attention of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in this matter and demanding intervention. ''​

 

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Large number of BGB personnel deployed to prevent ‘push-ins’ at border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed a large number of troops across the border areas of 26 districts to prevent reported ‘push-in’ attempts by India’s Border Security Force (BSF), involving children and women. The deployed personnel are patrolling the border in four shifts, maintaining...

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Large number of BGB personnel deployed to prevent ‘push-ins’ at border

Nazrul Islam
Dhaka
Published: 07 Jun 2026, 18: 59

BGB foils BSF’s attempt to push 10 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh. The hapless persons have been staying on the zero line of Bangladesh-India border for about 34 hours. The incident took place at the Panchagarh Sadar border area between Borobari and Prodhanpara villages at around 1:45 pm on 6 June 2026 Raziur Rahman

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed a large number of troops across the border areas of 26 districts to prevent reported ‘push-in’ attempts by India’s Border Security Force (BSF), involving children and women.

The deployed personnel are patrolling the border in four shifts, maintaining 24-hour surveillance, while local residents are also assisting them in various areas.

Meanwhile, between Wednesday and Saturday, BGB successfully foiled 21 attempted push-ins by the BSF, involving more than 200 people, according to officials.

In this context, the 57th Director General-level border conference between the BGB and BSF is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 8 to 11 June.

Issues including illegal push-ins, killings along the border and broader border management are expected to be discussed at the meeting, BGB officials said.

Senior BGB officials said troops have been deployed to strengthen patrols and intelligence surveillance along the 4,156-kilometre border shared with five Indian states and 26 districts of Bangladesh. Intelligence monitoring has also been enhanced, including by personnel in plainclothes.

According to BGB headquarters, the districts identified as vulnerable to push-in attempts include Chuadanga, Meherpur, Jashore, Satkhira, Kushtia, Jhenaidah, Feni, Moulvibazar, Mymensingh, Netrokona, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Khagrachhari, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Joypurhat, Cumilla, Sylhet, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Brahmanbaria and Sherpur.

BGB foils 21 attempted push-ins

According to the BGB, on the latest day alone, BSF attempted to push in seven people through Tentulbaria in Meherpur, 11 through Mashalgaon in Haripur, Thakurgaon and five through Birampur in Dinajpur. However, due to the strong stance of BGB and local residents, the attempts were unsuccessful.

In addition, from 3 June onwards, BGB has blocked 18 separate incidents involving a total of 186 people, officials said.

BGB and several border sources also claimed that BSF has been gathering groups of children, women and men in different border areas for push-in attempts. In some cases, when the attempts fail, individuals are taken back, but in many cases they are not allowed to enter India and are left stranded, reportedly living in harsh conditions under the open sky.

Long-range border surveillance intensified

More than half of Bangladesh’s 4,156-kilometre border with India—around 2,216 kilometres lies along the Indian state of West Bengal. The remaining stretches run through the states of Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Assam. While India has installed barbed-wire fencing in some areas, large portions of the border remain unfenced and porous.

Reports suggest that following the rise to power of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal about a month ago, BSF has become more active in carrying out push-in attempts.

After the West Bengal assembly election victory, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as Chief Minister on 9 May. Soon after taking office, he announced that ‘illegal Bangladeshis’ and ‘infiltrators’ would be detained and sent back to Bangladesh.

When contacted, BGB headquarters’ public relations officer Shariful Islam told Prothom Alo on Saturday that BGB has firmly reiterated that any form of push-in is unacceptable as it violates international border management rules, existing laws and the bilateral understanding between Bangladesh and India.

He added that no individual or group would be allowed to enter Bangladesh illegally through the border, and that no push-in incidents have taken place since 3 June.

Shariful Islam also said that the BGB remains fully prepared to protect the country’s sovereignty and border security under any circumstances.

According to BGB headquarters data, between 7 May and 26 January this year, BSF pushed a total of 2,479 people into Bangladesh over an eight-month period, including 120 Indian nationals. Since then, BGB claims no further push-in incidents have been reported.

Issues to be prioritised at Dhaka–Delhi border conference

According to BGB headquarters, the four-day Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) Director General-level conference is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 8 to 11 June. Key issues at the meeting will include illegal push-ins and killings of Bangladeshi nationals along the border.

BGB headquarters Deputy Director (Media) Colonel Abu Hasnat Mahmud Azam told Prothom Alo on Saturday that the conference will place special emphasis on stopping the forced push-in of Indian citizens and displaced Myanmar nationals into Bangladesh.

He said Bangladesh will also raise concerns over the alleged killing, injury and harassment of unarmed Bangladeshi citizens by BSF personnel, Indian nationals or other miscreants, and will demand effective measures to stop such incidents.

Other issues on the agenda include prevention of illegal border crossings, smuggling of drugs, arms and other banned items from India into Bangladesh, human trafficking, violations of border laws, and the construction of barbed-wire fencing and other unauthorised structures within 150 yards of the international border.

Allegations of border killings also raised

Apart from push-in incidents, there have also been allegations of border killings involving the BSF.

According to data from the human rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), 34 Bangladeshis were killed by BSF in 2025. Of them, 24 died in shootings and 10 reportedly died due to torture.

The organisation further reported that 30 Bangladeshis were killed in 2024, while 31 were killed in 2023 along the border.

On Tuesday last, speaking to journalists at the Secretariat, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Bangladesh does not support any form of illegal push-in or push-back.

He added that the BGB has been kept on alert along the border in response to the situation.​

 

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BGB-BSF flag meetings fail, 10 including children stuck at Panchagarh border for 3 days

BGB asked BSF to take the group back, but the Indian force refused, according to BGB officials

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BGB-BSF flag meetings fail, 10 including children stuck at Panchagarh border for 3 days
BGB asked BSF to take the group back, but the Indian force refused, according to BGB officials

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Ten people, including women and children, remain stranded in no-man's land along the Barabari-Pradhanpara border in Panchagarh Sadar upazila for three days after the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) foiled an alleged push-in attempt by India's Border Security Force (BSF).

Despite two rounds of flag meetings between the border forces, the situation remained unresolved till Sunday evening.

Meanwhile, 16 others were stranded near the zero lines along the Thakurgaon and Dinajpur borders after similar BSF push-in attempts were blocked by BGB.

During a visit to the Panchagarh border on Sunday afternoon, this correspondent found that the group was staying on a narrow embankment in a crop field near the zero line, enduring scorching heat, with rainwater accumulated in parts of the area after recent downpours.

BGB personnel were stationed on the Bangladesh side, while BSF members remained on the opposite side.

According to BGB sources, the BSF attempted to send the 10 people -- five men, two women, and three children -- into Bangladesh through the Panchagarh border early Friday.

Photo: Md Quamrul Islam Rubaiyat/Star

BGB blocked their entry as their identities could not be verified and formal repatriation procedures were not followed. Since then, they have remained stranded in the no-man's land between the two countries.

To resolve the issue, a commander-level flag meeting was held yesterday between BGB-56 Nilphamari Battalion and India's BSF-93 Battalion at the Barabari-Pradhanpara border. Earlier on Friday, company commanders of BGB's Barabari Border Outpost and BSF's Sakati Camp also met. However, neither meeting yielded a solution.

Locals and BGB sources said the group spent Friday night in the open amid thunderstorms and heavy rain.

Locals said their suffering is mounting amid uncertainty and a lack of basic facilities. Many locals gathered near the border on Sunday and voiced concern over the condition of the women and children living outdoor under extreme weather conditions.

"We feel sorry for them, especially the children," said Ansar Ali, a resident of Barabari.

Rabiul Islam of Dokkhin Pradhanpara said, "The condition of the children is heartbreaking. We hope the governments of the two countries will resolve the matter through discussions as soon as possible."

Lt Col Md Sirajul Islam, commanding officer of BGB-56 Nilphamari Battalion, said BGB had asked the BSF to take the individuals back, but the Indian force refused. "We have made it clear that we will not allow them to enter Bangladesh," he said.

Meanwhile, BSF attempted to push another 11 people, including women and children, through the Mashalgaon border in Thakurgaon's Haripur upazila and five more through the Hili border in Dinajpur, said Lt Col Abdullah Al Moin Hasan, commanding officer of BGB-42 Dinajpur Battalion.

BGB blocked their entry as well, citing the lack of identity verification and formal repatriation procedures.​