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 suspected Bangladeshi cattle lifter was gunned down allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Panchagarh border on Friday morning, said Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The development comes at the time when tension has heightened between the neighbouring countries over the attack on Bangladesh mission in Tripura’s Agartala. The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, son of Rafiqul Islam of Debangarh area under Debangarh union of the district’s Tetulia upazila. Some villagers, including Anwar, allegedly trespassed into India through Haribhasa union early Friday, said Lt. Col Sheikh Mohammad Badruddoza, commandant of the BGB-56 Battalion in Nilphamari, who visited the spot and talked to the media.  Panchagarh falls under the battalion. The BSF claimed that when the alleged smugglers tried to attack them with weapons, forcing them to retaliate by firing. Anwar died on the spot. Read: Bangladeshi youth ‘tortured by BSF’ near Feni border Later, the BSF took away his body, said the BGB official who talked to his BSF counterpart. Hearing the sound of firing from the border, the BGB also blank fired, he said. A flag meeting will be called to bring back the body, the BGB official said, adding that they will formally protest the incident.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained five Bangladeshis who had illegally entered India and were attempting to return home through the Beanibazar border in Sylhet on Thursday. The detainees are Ayesha Khatun, 37, wife of Mintu Sheikh of Kadmari village in Benapole of Jashore; Roksana Khatun, 40, wife of Lal Mia of the same area; Rumana, 21, wife of Badsha Sheikh of Brahmanbaria; Badsha Sheikh, 27; their three-year-old son Mahdi Islam. According to a media release from the BGB, a patrol team detained them at the border near Barotal adjacent to pillar no-1359/5 under Beanibazar upazila along the Bangladesh-India border early Thursday. Read: BGB detains 47 Bangladeshi nationals near Maheshpur border of Jhenaidah During interrogation, the detainees informed that they had intruded into India illegally on December 3 through Bagara border in Cumilla with the help of brokers. They were caught by Indian police at a customs checkpoint in Tripura while traveling by bus to Guwahati. After being detained for two days, they attempted to return to Bangladesh, the BGB release said. The detainees were handed over to the relevant police station while a case was filed in this connection, the release added.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 47 Bangladeshi nationals during separate raids in various border areas under Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB) of Jhenaidah on Saturday. Lieutenant Colonel Shah Md. Azizus Shahid, Commander of Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB), confirmed the matter. Among the detainees are 12 women, 19 men, and 16 children. Several individuals were reportedly apprehended by BGB patrols in the past as well. Read: BGB detains joint secretary attempting to illegally cross border in Brahmanbaria The raids were conducted by teams from the Matila, Khoshalpur, Polianpur, Baghdanga, Shyampur, and Loraighat Border Outposts (BOPs) in the border areas of Maheshpur upazila. Lieutenant Colonel Shah Md. Azizus Shahid said that legal proceedings against the detained individuals are currently underway.

Ten platoons of BGB have been deployed in different parts of Dhaka and Chattogram amid growing tensions. In Dhaka, four platoons BGB members were deployed at Shahbagh, Matshaya Bhaban and Hotel Intercontinental areas on Tuesday afternoon, said Md Shariful Islam, Public Relations Officer at the BGB headquarters. Besides, six platoons of BGB were deployed in Chattogram to maintain the public order. Tensions have been prevailing in the capital due to recent blockade programmes, demonstrations and clashes causing immense suffering to the city residents. 6 BGB platoons deployed in Jatrabari-Demra after student clashes Tensions have escalated in Chattogram amid demonstrations by ISKCON supports after a court sent former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari to jail rejecting his bail plea today (Tuesday). Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari from near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday. BGB recovers goods worth Tk 1.18 crore along Feni border

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained six Bangladeshis including three of a family while allegedly trying to trespass into India through the border in Panchagarh on Thursday night. The detainees are Ganesh Roy, 43, his wife Babita Roy, 36, their son Drisha Roy, 10, Debendra Roy, 22, Joyanta Roy, 19, and Ripon Roy, 19. All the detainees hailed from several areas under Birganj upazila of Dinajpur. According to a media release sent from the BGB-56 in Nilphamari under Thakurgaon sector, a team of the frontier force conducted a drive in bordering Goalpara area under Panchagarh Sadar upazila at night after being informed that some Bangladeshis were trying to intrude into India with the help of brokers. Later they were detained. Read: 16 Bangladeshi fishermen retuned to BGB from Arakan Army custody During the primary interrogation, the detainees admitted they gave Tk one lakh in cash to brokers to help them go to India, according to the release. The detainees were handed over to the relevant police station to take legal actions against them, it said. Lt. Col Sheikh Mohammad Badruzzaman, commandant of the BGB-56 battalion, said they are vigilant to curb intrusion into India.

Members of Border Guard (BGB) detained seven individuals including a human trafficker on Thursday, as they attempted to cross illegally into India through the border in Biral upazila of Dinajpur. The detainees are human trafficker Mosharrof, 30, son of Abdul Aziz of Bhandara village; Palash Chandra Sen, 33, son of Rabindranath Sen of Burirhat village in Birganj, his wife Priyanka Rani, 25, and their 7-year-old son Dhrubo Chandra Sen; Shampa Rani, 22, wife of Joydeb Mohant of Gobindpur village in Birganj, her 6-year-old daughter Joba Rani and 3-year-old daughter Ritu Rani. Bangladesh Navy detains two foreign fishing trawlers for illegal intrusion Quoting Lt Col Md Ahsan Ul Islam, commanding officer of the 42 BGB Battalion in Dinajpur, Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at BGB headquarters, said the detainees gathered at Shankpoponi area of Ramchandrapur village under Bhandara union of the upazila near the main pillar number 330 around 5am on Thursday, intending to cross into India. Acting on a tip-off, a BGB team from Kishoriganj BOP conducted a raid and apprehended the individuals. The detainees were subsequently handed over to Biral police station after a case was filed against them, according to PRO Shariful Islam. HC justice, lawyers get into argument over bribe charge

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have brought back 16 Bangladeshi fishermen who were in the custody of Myanmar’s separatist Arakan Army.Some members of Arakan Army handed over the fishermen to BGB Teknaf Battalion through the Naf River at 6 pm on Monday, said Commanding Officer of BGB-2 Lieutenant colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed. .Those who returned were identified as Md Ismail, 27, Abdul Hafez, 28, Azizur Rahman, 45, Abu Hena, 40, Ali, 40, Arafat, 30, Helal, 28, Aman Ullah, 50, Nabi Hossain, 28, Salimullah, 45, Md Yunus, 52, Md Sagar, 22, Md Selim, 28, Dil Mihammad, 27, Rahim Ullah, 52 and Md Joynal, 55.On September 28, the fishermen went to the Bay of Bengal from Cox’s Bazar’s Nunierchara Fishery ghat by a trawler. Arakan Army returns 5 Bangladeshi fishermen taken from Naf RiverOn October 5, armed robbers with three trawlers stormed into the fishing trawler and kept the fishermen hostages after beating them up mercilessly. On October 7, the robbers freed them at a char near the Bay of Bengal around 4 am.However, they managed to contact the Arakan Army and surrendered to them willingly.On October 13, the Arakan Army informed the matter the BGB who facilitated the return.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained two Bangladeshi women at the Borjala border outpost (BOP) in Sadar upazila of Cumilla, while they were attempting to illegally enter India. Lt. Col. AM Jaber bin Jabbar, commander of the Sultanpur Battalion (BGB-60), confirmed the matter on Saturday. Two detained over Islamic song at Ctg puja mandap: Police The detainees have been identified as Shilpi Akhter (33), wife of Swapan Islam, and Sultana Akhter (20), wife of Shafiq Alam, both from Varalla Gharucho village in Burichong Upazila. They were detained on Friday evening during their attempt to cross the border into India, the BGB official said. Primary investigations suggested the women were trying to cross into India with the help of an Indian human trafficking ring, involving M Abdul Jalil and Nashir Mia. 2 Indian nationals detained along Rajshahi border Legal procedures are in progress to hand the detainees over to Adarsha Sadar Police Station in Cumilla for further investigation, added the BGB official.

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.