Border Guard Bangladesh
Cox's Bazar man held with crystal meth, yaba pills worth Tk5.57 crore
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a 25-year-old man with 1.055kg crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 10,000 yaba pills from Teknaf upazila, Cox's Bazar Wednesday.
BGB seized drugs worth Tk5.57 crore from Forkan of Teknaf.
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BGB-2 conducted a drive at Obrang Post near the River Naf after learning that three people were trying to smuggle drugs into Bangladesh from Myanmar around 1:15am.
They caught Forkan during the drive, but the two other smugglers managed to flee.
Smuggled goods worth Tk 131.58 cr seized by BGB in June
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods, arms, ammunition and drugs worth Tk 131.58 crore across the country in June.
The seized drugs include 11,78,286 Yaba pills, 5.35 Kg crystal meth, 29,876 bottles of phensedyl, 11,667 bottles of foreign liquor, 127 liters of local liquor, 2,482 cans of beer, 2,949 kg cannabis, 8.4 gm heroin, 36,573 injections, 5,400 Eskuf syrups, 521 bottles of MkDil/Cofidil, 8,221 Anegra/Senegra tablets, 92,406 different types of medicines and 93,111 tablets, said a BGB media release on Sunday.
Other smuggled items include 18.89 kg gold, 5 kg silver, 86,423 cosmetic items, 2,552 imitation jewelries, 10,145 sharees, 9,379 three-piece/shirt-piece/bed-sheet/blankets, 5,249 readymade garments, 1,210 cft timber, 4,909 kg of tea leaves, 31,600 kg of coal, 5 touch stone made statues, 770 bottles of pesticides, 3 trucks/covered vans, 5 private cars/microbuses, 3 pickup vans, 35 CNG/battery autorickshaws.
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Seized arms include seven pistols, one revolver, five guns, two guns, 14 rounds of ammunition, two magazines and five cocktails.
Meanwhile, BGB arrested 228 smugglers , 268 Bangladeshi nationals and 15 Indian nationals who tried to cross border illegally.
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Man held with 2 firearms, ammunition in Satkhira
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man along with two illegal firearms and ammunition from Satkhira border early Saturday.
The arrestee was identified as Md Badruzzaman, 34, son of Dabir Uddin of village Uttar Vadiali under Kalaroa police station in Satkhira district.
Sources at the BGB headquarters here on Saturday said based on secret information, a special patrol team of BGB) conducted anti-smuggling drives at Uttarar Vadiali, 500 yards inside Bangladesh territory from Satkhira border at around 00:45 am.
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During the drive, the patrol team recovered one foreign pistol , two rounds of bullet and one locally made pistol and detained Md Badruzzaman, said Public Relations Officer of the BGB headquarters Md Shariful Islam.
The seized arms and ammunition were handed over to the Kalaroa police station for legal action against the accused.
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Yaba pills worth Tk 3cr seized in Cox's Bazar
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Friday claimed to have seized some 100,000 Yaba pills worth Tk 3 crore during a drive in Cox’s Bazar.
Acting on a tip-off, a BGB team conducted the drive around 3.30am in the Rahmater Bill area of Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
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Sensing the presence of the border guards, suspected smugglers opened fire. Members of the force retaliated, forcing them to flee leaving the banned drugs behind, the BGB said in a release.
A legal process is underway in connection with the seizure, it added.
BGB seized smuggled goods, drugs worth over Tk1073 crore in 2021
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods, arms and drugs worth around Tk1,073.44 crore in various drives across the country last year.
The seized narcotics included 22,440,009 Yaba pills, 331,785 bottles of phensedyl, 213,989 bottles of foreign liquor, 131,899 cans of beer, 19,492kg cannabis, 139kg heroin, 7,169 bottles of Cofidil and 237,506 Senegra tablets.
Around 50.433kg gold, 321kg silver, nine touchstone statues, 1,295,542 pieces of cosmetics, 55,947 sarees, 9,627 readymade garments, 53,757kg tea leaves, 165,405kg coal, 85 trucks, 60 private cars/microbuses, 80 pickup trucks, 368 CNG/battery run auto-rickshaws and 1,103 motorcycles were also seized.
The arms and ammunition seized included 44 pistols, 67 different types of guns, four revolvers, 35 magazines, 32 mortar shells and 250 rounds of bullets.
Legal actions were taken against 3,599 people for their involvement in smuggling.
Some 2,244 Bangladeshis and 86 Indian citizens were arrested for crossing the border illegally, BGB said.
Follow the chain of command, PM tells BGB personnel
Stressing the importance of following the chain of command, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel to perform their responsibilities with patriotism, honesty and discipline.
“I expect you to discharge your respective responsibilities with patriotism, honesty and discipline,” she said.
The Prime Minister was addressing the celebration of BGB Day-2021 at its headquarters here as the chief guest, joining it virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban.
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Hasina asked the BGB personnel to always keep in mind that discipline and chain of command is the most important for a disciplined force.
“Never break the chain of command, or else it’ll harm you. Uphold the chain of command,” the PM said.
On behalf of the Prime Minister, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan handed over the BGB Medal, President Border Guard Service Medal and BGB Medal- Service to eight members of BGB for their courageous and brilliant contribution in different activities of the force.
The Prime Minister hoped that BGB will move towards its desired goal as a modern border guard force as expected by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
“I expect that BGB will continue its progress as ‘vigilant sentinels of the border’ as a symbol of confidence of the people of Bangladesh,” she said.
Hasina said Bangladesh is now a role model for socio-economic development in the world. “We’ve made a revolution in the fields of electricity, communications, IT and agriculture. We’ve become a developing country from an LDC,” she said.
Mentioning that Bangladesh is implementing “Delta Plan 2100”, she said her government is committed to building a hunger-poverty-free, developed and prosperous “Sonar Bangla” for the next generation as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu.
The PM said BGB’s one of the responsibilities is to assist the administration in maintaining the domestic law and order alongside performing their duties on the border.
She said BGB’s role in parliamentary elections, city corporation polls, and other local body elections, maintaining the law and order during different emerging situations and in nation-building works have been appreciated by all.
Recalling the contributions of the BGB (erstwhile EPR) to the Liberation War, Hasina said the Father of the Nation declared the independence of Bangladesh soon after Pakistani occupation forces unleashed genocide on March 25, 1971.
Subedar Major Shawkat Ali and three other members of erstwhile EPR had spread the message (the Declaration of the Independence) to the police stations and thanas throughout the country, she said, adding that the EPR major and member had earlier been waiting with wireless sets for the message as per the directive of the Father of the Nation.
She said then the message was sent from the police stations to the leaders of Sangram Parishads formed earlier across the country as per directive of Bangabandhu. Thus the message reached the grassroots throughout the country, she said.
“So, this force (EPR) had a special role in the Freedom Struggle, the Liberation War and the Declaration of Independence, which we always remember,” said the Prime Minister.
Some 12,000 ERP members participated in the Liberation War and 817 members received martyrdom. EPR’s member Birshrestha Shaheed Lance Nayek Noor Mohammad Sheikh and Birshrestha Shaheed Lance Nayek Munshi Abdur Rouf are the symbol of pride, she said.
Among other EPR members, eight members were adorned with the gallantry awards “Bir Uttam,” while 32 with ‘’Bir Bikram” and 77 members with “Bir Pratik” for the outstanding contribution in the Liberation War, she mentioned.
The Prime Minister said they have adopted “Border Guard Bangladesh Vision 2041” to transform this force into a modern one, saying that plans have already been taken to increase its members to 92,000 by 2041.
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She said BGB has been transformed into a “three-dimensional forces” through the introduction of an air wing with the induction of two modern Mi-171E helicopters following the expansion of its activities more than ever before. “The BGB is now capable of carrying out its duties on water, land and air,” said Hasina.
She said her government ensured women’s participation in the BGB and 818 female soldiers were recruited in the force since 2015.
Hasina said work is underway to create 242 new BOPs and relocate 126 BOPs near the border. Despite various limitations, the success of BGB in protecting the border and preventing smuggling and the trafficking of women and children is commendable. In the last one year, the BGB seized drugs worth Tk 850 crore and smuggled goods worth Tk 600 crore, she said.
She said they have constructed 113 infrastructures, including new quarters for new members, bungalows, soldier’s barracks, modern BoPs, office buildings, water reservoirs and water treatment plants.
At the function, the government virtually opened the newly constructed ‘Simanto Sammillon Kendra’ (Border Conference Centre) at its Headquarters.
A smarty turned out contingent of BGB gave the salute to the Prime Minister throughout a spectacular parade.
BGB detains 7 people along Jhenaidah border
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested seven people, including an Indian citizen, from a border point in Maheshpur upazila early Sunday for reportedly entering Bangladesh from India without legal documents.
The detainees are: Mizahazul Islam, 32, son of late Ismail Miah, hailing from India’s South Dinajpur, Sohag Das, 28, son of Satendranath Das of Tarori village under Sadar police station of Magura district and his wife Konika Biswas, 21, and their baby boy Sapnil Das, Subarna Mandal, 38, wife of Shanto Mandal of Palashbaria village, her son Abhay Mandal, 10, and Ibadul Islam, 38, son of late Siddique Mollah of Kushodanga village of Satkhira’s Kalaroa.
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Assistant Director of BGB Battalion- 58, Md Nazrul Islam Khan said they detained them from Kanaidanga village of the upazila early Sunday.
They were handed over to Maheshpur Police Station, he added.
Drug peddler killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
A suspected drug peddler was killed in a gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Md Mamun, 23, son of Abu Siddique of Meena Bazar of the upazila.
Commanding officer of BGB-2 Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Foysal Hasan said acting on a tip about drug smuggling, BGB members took position at Sluice Gate-7 area of the Naf River adjacent to Meena Bazaar and Nayabazar in Teknaf.
At one stage, the criminals opened fire on the BGB men when they challenged the smugglers, leaving two BGB members injured, and forcing them to fire back in self-defence that triggered a gunfight.
After the gunfight, the BGB team found one of the smugglers with bullet wounds and sent him to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex where he succumbed to his injuries.
BGB members also recovered one lakh Yaba pills and a gun from the spot.
The body has been kept at Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy, the BGB official said.
A case will be filed in this regard, he added.
‘Need some rest now,’ BGB man says in suicide note
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member allegedly killed himself with his own gun on Friday night apparently having failed to endure acute poverty.
“Too tired of fighting with poverty for the past seven years; need some rest now,” the BGB man said in his Facebook handle barely an hour before taking his life.
Sohrab Hossain Chowdhury, 23, hailing from Parshuram upazila in Feni district, killed himself at 39 BGB battalion camp in Khagdahor area in Mymensingh, said assistant director of the battalion Yunus Ali on Saturday.
Around 8:03 pm on Friday, he posted the suicide note on social media about his job dissatisfaction and urged all to forgive him.
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Sohrab narrated how “shamefully” he had to borrow money from his uncle for his mother’s treatment last month as he could not afford it with his small amount of salary.
“Didn’t get any chance to do anything for my physically- challenged younger brother,” he wrote.
“Amid the situation, people ask me why I’m not getting married. I never thought of getting married; only wanted to live a decent life somehow, but that has not been possible.”
”I’m too tired after fighting with mental pressure and poverty for the last seven years. Now I need some rest,” he wrote adding, “I seek pardon from my family, seniors, juniors and friends for this heinous act. But I had no other alternative.”
Bangladesh reports 70% more deaths from suicide than Covid-19, according to a recent study by Aachol Foundation published on March 14, this year.
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Poverty in Bangladesh
The percentage of the population living below the poverty line (upper poverty line) in Bangladesh has nearly doubled from 21.6% in 2018 to 42% in 2020, while the percentage of extreme poor (lower poverty line) trebled from 9.4% in 2018 to 28.5% in 2020, according to South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM).
The poverty rate has increased in both urban and rural areas in Bangladesh. The percentage of the population below the poverty line in rural areas was 45.3%, while the number was 35.4% in urban areas. The percentage of extreme poor in rural areas was 33.2%, while in urban areas it was 19%.
Border Guard Bangladesh BGB Job Circular on www.bgb.gov.bd
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has published a recruitment notification for the post of Sepoy (GD) in the 96th batch.
Position Name: Sepoy (GD)
Position Number: Not Mentioned
Educational Qualification: Minimum GPA-3.00 in SSC / equivalent and minimum GPA-2.50 in HSC.
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Physical Qualifications: 5 feet 6 inches for male candidates and 5 feet 2 inches for female candidates. Male weight 49.895 kg and female candidate weight 47.173 kg. In men, chest size is 32 inches in normal condition and 34 inches in swollen condition. In case of female candidates, chest size is 28 inches in normal condition and 30 inches in swollen condition.
Age: 18-23 years
Salary Scale: TK. 9,000-21,800
Nationality: It is the BGB Jobs Circular of Bangladesh. So you know, only Bangladeshi candidates can apply on this BGB Jobs Circular 2021.
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How to apply: Interested candidates should register between October 15-24 via SMS in English from Teletalk prepaid mobile phone.
Application fee: TK.150
Detailed information can be found on the website (www.bgb.gov.bd).