In a gesture of goodwill and camaraderie, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) exchanged sweets with the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday morning to commemorate Bangladesh's Victory Day. The exchange occurred around 10 am at the zero line near Check Post Gate, adjacent to Sub-Pillar 11 of Main Pillar 285, along the Hili border. BGB pays tribute to Bir Sreshtho Munshi Abdur Rouf in Rangamati Representing the Joypurhat-20 BGB Battalion, Hili CP Company Commander Subedar Shahadat Hossain presented four packets of sweets to Inspector SN Choubey of the BSF's 79th Battalion stationed at Hili Camp. The BGB extended Victory Day greetings through this symbolic exchange. In return, the BSF also gifted sweets to the BGB, conveying their greetings and well-wishes. Both sides engaged in a cordial exchange of pleasantries during the brief ceremony. “On the occasion of our great Victory Day, Joypurhat-20 BGB Battalion extended greetings to the Indian BSF with a gift of sweets. In return, they also gave us sweets and conveyed their best wishes,” Subedar Shahadat Hossain remarked. BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 172.2 cr in Nov He emphasized that such exchanges play a crucial role in fostering friendly relations and enhancing mutual understanding between the two border forces, reflecting the spirit of cooperation and respect.

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by members of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) early Friday, along the border near Panchagarh Sadar upazila. The victim, 40-year-old Anwar Hossain of Amjowani village in Debnagar union, Tetulia upazila, was killed at sub-pillar 8/9 of main pillar 751, near Mominpara in Haribhasa union, Panchagarh Sadar upazila, and Singpara in India. He was the son of Rafiqul Islam. According to the Nilphamari 56 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion, Anwar and several others crossed into India Thursday night to bring back cattle. While returning in the early morning, they were intercepted by the BSF’s 93 Battalion from Chanakya Camp. The BSF claimed the group of Bangladeshis, armed with weapons, attacked them. In response, the BSF said they first fired a sound grenade and then live rounds in self-defense, injuring Anwar. The group fled, but Anwar managed to cross back into Bangladesh, where he collapsed and died. The BSF reportedly seized two cattle during the confrontation. The BGB discharged eight rounds of blank fire to deter further violence and seized one smuggled cow from the Bangladeshi side. Lt Col Sheikh Mohammad Badruddoza, commander of the Nilphamari 56 BGB Battalion, visited the scene with Haribhasa Union Parishad Chairman Syed Nure Alam and strongly condemned the killing. A formal protest letter was sent to the BSF by Col Muhammad Touhidur Rahman, sector commander of the BGB Sector Headquarters in Thakurgaon. The BGB labeled the killing an unjustified act of aggression. BNP's Mosharraf accuses India of trying to destabilise interim govt The body of Anwar Hossain was found within Bangladeshi territory. Sub-Inspector Mohammad Abu Taher of Panchagarh Sadar Police Station confirmed that the BGB assisted in recovering the body, which was taken to the police station. It will be handed over to the family following a post-mortem examination.

A youth from Feni’s Parshuram upazila was reportedly detained and tortured by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the border on Wednesday. The victim, Mohammad Yasin, 20, sustained injuries and is currently receiving treatment under police custody at a hospital in India’s Tripura, said Lt. Col. Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, commander of the BGB’s Feni Battalion. “Yasin received initial treatment in Bilonia and was later taken to Tripura’s Shantirhat Hospital for advanced care. Indian police have detained him on charges of trespassing. The police are taking action against him according to the laws of their country,” he said. Nurul Islam, assistant commander of BGB 4 Battalion, said they learned about the matter through various sources. “After verifying the facts, they will provide further information and establish contact with the Indian BSF.” Students block Sonadanga bus terminal in Khulna Yasin, a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver and son of Mizan Mia from Baurkhuma village in the upazila, was allegedly detained while approaching the border around 5:30 am on Wednesday. Locals said BSF personnel severely beat him, causing serious head injuries, before handing him over to Bilonia police. Yasin’s mother, Rahela Akter, accused the BSF of torturing her son and appealed to Bangladesh authorities, including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), to bring him back. Feni Deputy Commissioner Saiful Islam, in a press release, said that Yasin was detained by Indian authorities while allegedly attempting to cross the border illegally. He was then handed over to Indian authorities, he added.

Protesting the latest border killing, the government of Bangladesh on Wednesday called upon the Indian government to put an end to the recurrence of such heinous acts. Bangladesh also urged India to probe all the border killings, identify those responsible and bring them to justice. BSF kills 33-year-old man at Cumilla border The Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally protested the killing of a Bangladeshi national, Md Kamal Hossain, who hailed from Sadar South upazila in Cumilla district. He was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) on October 7, 2024. In the protest note sent to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Wednesday, Bangladesh expressed serious concern that, despite repeated commitments from the relevant authorities in India to bring down border killings to ‘zero level’, such incidents by the BSF continue to occur. Another Bangladeshi teen shot dead by BSF along Thakurgaon border The government of Bangladesh stressed that such incidents of border killings are undesirable and unwarranted; and such actions are in violation of the provisions of the Joint Indo-Bangladesh Guidelines for Border Authorities, 1975. The BSF has killed 31 Bangladeshis in 2023, with 28 of these fatalities resulting from gunfire, according to Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation. It says the total number of Bangladeshis killed by the BSF from 2009 to 2022 stands at 563.

A Bangladeshi fisherman was injured in firing by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Polladanga border region in Chapainawabganj's Bholahat upazila. The injured is Jahangir Alam, 24, a resident of Kolonipara village of Gohalbari union. According to locals, Jahangir was fishing on a boat in the Mahananda River along the Polladanga border region at around 4:30 am on Saturday (February 17, 2024). At that time, BSF fired at him, and his right hand was shot. BSF detains 23 Bangladeshis along Chhagalnaiya border in Feni The locals then rescued him and rushed him to the Upazila health complex. Dr Delwar Hossain, duty medical officer of Bholahat Upazila Health Complex, said Jahangir was brought to the hospital with a bullet injury to his right elbow. Later, he was referred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for better treatment. BSF regrets recent border killing, says Foreign Ministry Lt Col Golam Kibria, commanding officer of the BGB-59 battalion in Chapainawabganj, said members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire on Jahangir when he went near the Indian territory while he was fishing. He also said the BGB has sent a protest letter to the BSF in this regard. Body of Bangladeshi killed by BSF returned through Lalmonirhat border

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has officially regretted the recent border killing and expressed willingness to address the border issues through joint efforts. The BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will also work together to prevent any such incident in the future. BSF hands over body of BGB member after two days of killing Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Seheli Sabrin, made the remarks over the death of Sepoy Mohammad Raisuddin while replying to a question at the weekly briefing on Thursday. Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud will visit India from February 7 to 9 as part of his first bilateral visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart, Dr S Jaishankar. BGB personnel shot in BSF firing dies in India Asked whether the Teesta water-sharing issue will be discussed in the meeting, the foreign ministry spokesperson said they expect the issue would be discussed. “In the upcoming visit, there will be a comprehensive discussion on various issues existing between Bangladesh and India. We are also expecting discussion on the Teesta water sharing agreement,” said the MoFA Spokesperson. BSF hands over bodies of 2 Bangladeshi youths it shot dead after 15 days She said it cannot be said at this moment whether the issue of China's proposed project on Teesta will be discussed. “If India wants to know anything from us in this regard, then we will consider the matter,” she added. Seheli Sabrin said issues of mutual interest including trade, connectivity and energy cooperation, people-to-people contacts, regional cooperation, connection will be discussed between the two sides to further strengthen Bangladesh-India relations. Asked whether he will have a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the visit, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud recently said, “It is too early to say.” Jaishankar, earlier, invited his Bangladesh counterpart Dr Hasan Mahmud to visit New Delhi at a mutually convenient time. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma extended the invitation on behalf of the Indian External Affairs Minister. The Foreign Minister embarked on a multilateral tour to Uganda last month to attend the NAM Summit.  He is now visiting Brussels, Belgium to attend the 3rd EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum.

The body of a Bangladeshi youth, who was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Aunghorpota border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat, was handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday (January 28, 2024) night.   Patgram police station’s officer-in-charge (OC) Ferdous Wahid said Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the body of Rabiul Islam to the BGB through Tin Bigha Corridor in the upazila after an autopsy in India on Sunday night. Read: BSF hands over body of BGB member after two days of killing Later, the body was handed over to the victim’s family, he said.   Earlier on Sunday afternoon, a flag-meeting between the border forces of the two countries was held when  the BGB condemned the killing. Rabiul, 33, son of Afzal Hossain of Dangarpara village under Dahagram union of the upazila, was gunned down by the BSF along Jashore’s Benapole border on Sunday, within a week of killing a BGB member by them. Read more: Another Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF along Lalmonirhat border

A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) who sustained injuries after being shot by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Dhannokhola border under Benapole upazila of Jashore early Monday (January 22, 2024), succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment in India, BGB said today (January 23, 2024). The deceased, Raisuddin, 35, was posted at the BGB-49 Battalion in Jashore, said a media release signed by Lt Col Md Jamil, commander of the 49 Battalion. According to the release, a patrol team of the paramilitary force challenged a gang of cattle smugglers when they were intruding into Bangladesh from India, adjacent to Jhelepara post area under the Benapole upazila, around 5:30 am on Monday. Read more: BGB distributes warm clothes among destitute people in St Martin's Island At one stage of the chase, the smugglers went back inside Indian territory, it reads, adding that BGB personnel Raisuddin got separated from the patrol team amid dense fog. Though initially he was not found, later it was known through several sources that he was injured in BSF firing and was undergoing treatment in an Indian hospital. Shortly after the incident, a bilateral flag meeting on commander-level was held between the BGB and the BSF, according to the release. He died while undergoing treatment in the hospital, it was confirmed. The BGB demanded proper investigation into the incident and sent a protest note to their Indian counterparts, the press release reads. Process is underway to bring the BGB personnel’s body back home soon, it added. Read more: BGB's seized contraband in Dec 2023 worth over Tk 266 crore

A 15-year-old boy was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while he was cutting grass at Diar Manikchak border in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi on Thursday. The deceased was Samirul Islam alias Samiul of Barinagar village of Char Ashariadah union of the upazila. The incident happened at the border on Thursday morning. 2 trucks torched in Rajshahi, Bogura Locals said, Samiul went to cut grass on the land near Diyar Manikchak border around 9:30 am. At that time, BSF soldiers of Char Ashariadah outpost on the Indian border fired three rounds at Samirul. He died on the spot. Commander of 53 Battalion Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Lt Col Nahid Hossain said the visited the spot in the afternoon after receiving information about the incident. The body was later recovered. Crude bombs found near Rajshahi Rail Station gate defused Ashraful Haque Bhola, chairman of Char Ashariadah UP said, “There is a barbed wire fence on the border of the area. There are sometimes warnings not to let anyone go near the barbed wire fence. However, Samirul was cutting grass 150 yards inside Bangladesh from the zero line of the border. The BSF opened fire in a completely provocative manner. When they see someone approaching the barbed wire of the border, they shoot.” Gynecologist ‘picked up’ by police in Rajshahi; shown arrested in explosive case Atiqul Islam, Godagari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) , said , BGB members recovered the body of the boy. The body will be handed over to the family and necessary action will be taken in this regard according to the law.

A 35-year-old Bangladeshi national was shot dead allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Behularchar border in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Manik Mia, son of Abdul Baten of Shoulmari area. Local people said Manik along with 15-20 people went to 1062-2 S pillar of the bordering area at 12:30 am on Saturday. Read: 4-day BGB-BSF regional commander-level conference will begin tomorrow The BSF members from Kuchnimara camp opened fire on them, leaving Manik dead on the spot. However, local people managed to bring his body back. Rup Kumar Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Roumari Police Station, said police recovered the body of Manik and took it to the local police station. Read: BSF officials Sonali Mishra visits Hili border check post in Dinajpur Commanding officer of BGB-35, Lieutenant Colonel Mashruki, said they heard about the incident but he could not confirm it.