Assam police apprehends 30 Rohingyas from Tripura border
5 years, 11 months ago

Assam police apprehends 30 Rohingyas from Tripura border

Deccan Chronicle  

Churaibari : At least 30 Rohingyas were apprehended by the Assam police from a Guwahati-bound bus in Churaibari village near the Tripura border. Meantime, 31 Rohingyas including 16 children and nine female are spending chill winter nights in the open sky for the fourth consecutive day at Rayermura under Amtali police station in the outskirts of Tripura capital Agartala. They are stranded between the Indian barbed wire border fencing and the border pillars demarcating India and Bangladesh as reportedly border guards of both the nations are alleging each other for pushing them to the other nation's territory. While the Border Security Force has alleged that the Border Guards Bangladesh tried to push them to Indian Territory on the contrary BGB alleges the opposite.

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Bangladesh Army objects to fencing near Bengal border, Indian villagers step in
1 week, 1 day ago

Bangladesh Army objects to fencing near Bengal border, Indian villagers step in

India Today  

Tensions flared at the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal after a verbal altercation broke out between Border Security Force personnel and the Border Guard Bangladesh over ongoing fencing work. According to local sources, the incident took place near Sukdebpur village in Malda district when BSF jawans were engaged in fencing operations on the Indian side of the border and Bangladesh …

Bengal DGP Hints at BSF ‘Lapses’ at Border Vigil
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bengal DGP Hints at BSF ‘Lapses’ at Border Vigil

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Police chief Rajeev Kumar indirectly pointed fingers at the Border Security Force on Sunday over “lapses” in tackling infiltration from Bangladesh in wake of the unrest in the neighbouring country. Whenever we get information about it, we share it with BSF.” Mr Kumar added, “We sensitize them and will continue to do that. He also took credit …

Arrest of terror suspects in West Bengal triggers political bickering
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Arrest of terror suspects in West Bengal triggers political bickering

The Hindu  

The arrest of a suspected member of a terror outfit in West Bengal on Sunday once again triggered the debate about whether the State is turning out to be a safe haven for extremist elements. On Sunday, a suspected member of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Mujahideen in Kashmir was arrested in a joint operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the …

Bangladesh's Border Guards try to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple in Assam claiming it would offend Bangladeshi Muslims
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh's Border Guards try to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple in Assam claiming it would offend Bangladeshi Muslims

Op India  

Even as Hindu minorities in Bangladesh face the wrath of the Islamists, Hindus living in India also recently witnessed the Islamic supremacism currently gripping the neighbouring country. In a highly outrageous incident that violates international laws, a few personnel from Border Guard Bangladesh sneaked into India to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple, claiming that the sight of the …

Security forces thwart cattle-smuggling attempt at India-Bangladesh border
1 month, 1 week ago

Security forces thwart cattle-smuggling attempt at India-Bangladesh border

India Today  

Border Security Force personnel stopped a cattle smuggling attempt near the Chanakya Border Outpost in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal on December 6. A group of 20-25 Bangladeshi miscreants was spotted 100–150 meters inside Indian territory, trying to take cattle from the Indian village of Singhpara into Bangladesh under heavy fog. The BSF used non-lethal methods, including stun grenades and Pump …

Bangladeshi man reveals how he illegally entered India by paying Rs 12,000
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladeshi man reveals how he illegally entered India by paying Rs 12,000

India Today  

A Bangladeshi man has been caught on camera by India Today confessing to illegally crossing the India-Bangladesh border near Petrapole in West Bengal by paying Rs 12,000 to a network of agents who facilitated his passage. Saiful Islam, a resident of Maheshpur in Bangladesh, told India Today that he crossed the river between the two countries without being stopped by …

Bangladeshi claiming to be ex-BNP leader arrested in Kolkata with fake documents
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bangladeshi claiming to be ex-BNP leader arrested in Kolkata with fake documents

Hindustan Times  

A Bangladeshi National, who claimed to be a former leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was arrested with fake identity cards by the Kolkata Police from a guest house in central Kolkata on Friday night. “During preliminary questioning he claimed that he was a local leader of the BNP from Bangladesh’s Madaripur area and had fled to India from Bangladesh around …

BSF apprehends four Bangladeshi nationals, two Indians in Tripura
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BSF apprehends four Bangladeshi nationals, two Indians in Tripura

Deccan Chronicle  

Agartala: The troops of the Border Security Force on Saturday apprehended four Bangladeshi nationals and two indians in three different incidents, a press release said. Three Bangladeshi Nationals were apprehended in West Tripura district while they were trying to infiltrate Indian territory by negotiating the Border fence: "On November 23, three Bangladesh nationals were apprehended by BSF troops of BOP …

Bangladeshi nationals apprehended in Tripura, RPF, BSF conduct joint operations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bangladeshi nationals apprehended in Tripura, RPF, BSF conduct joint operations

India TV News  

In coordinated operations, the Railway Protection Force and Border Security Force apprehended multiple Bangladeshi nationals attempting to illegally enter India at two railway stations in Tripura. Four Bangladeshi nationals detained at Dharmanagar station On November 21, 2024, the RPF and the 97th Battalion of BSF Shipinjuri conducted a search operation aboard train number 14619 DN Tripura Sundari Express at Dharmanagar …

Assam CM Warns of Rohingya Infiltration, Calls for Coordinated Border Security Efforts
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam CM Warns of Rohingya Infiltration, Calls for Coordinated Border Security Efforts

Deccan Chronicle  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has called for a coordinated effort among bordering states to tackle the ongoing influx of Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh into India. He emphasized that the perception of Hindu Bengalis seeking refuge due to Bangladesh's internal instabilities is incorrect, as data suggests that majority of those apprehended are Rohingya Muslims. Sarma highlighted that efforts to …

Assam Chief Warns of Rohingya Infiltration, Calls for Vigilance
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam Chief Warns of Rohingya Infiltration, Calls for Vigilance

New Indian Express  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urges heightened vigilance among states bordering Bangladesh to curb Rohingya infiltration. He warns of potential issues if proactive measures are not taken across all states sharing the border with Bangladesh. Sarma highlights the ongoing nature of the issue, with 138 infiltrators being detected and repelled over the past two months. He emphasizes the importance …

Assam Police apprehends three Bangladesh nationals for crossing international border
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam Police apprehends three Bangladesh nationals for crossing international border

The Hindu  

Three Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended along the international border and handed over to the authorities of the neighbouring country, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday, September 27, 2024. "Maintaining strict vigil along the Indo-Bangladesh border, @assampolice identified 3 Bangladeshi infiltrators near the international border. Maintaining strict vigil along the Indo-Bangladesh border, @assampolice identified 3 Bangladeshi infiltrators near …

11 Bangladeshis arrested in Tripura for illegally entering India
3 months, 3 weeks ago

11 Bangladeshis arrested in Tripura for illegally entering India

The Hindu  

A total of 11 Bangladeshis have been arrested in Tripura for allegedly entering India without valid documents, Agartala Government Railway Police said on Sunday. 21/09/2024, 11 BD nationals along with 03 Indian touts have been arrested from Agartala Railway Station. @Tripura_Police#SevaVeertaBandhutapic.twitter.com/WpVMEj02OL — GRP Tripura September 21, 2024 Acting on a tip-off, a GRP team nabbed the Bangladeshis at Agartala railway …

Three Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Assam; pushed back
4 months ago

Three Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Assam; pushed back

The Hindu  

“Three Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Assam’s Karimganj district on Thursday and pushed back to their country,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. ''Continuing with their strict vigil along the Indo-Bangladesh border, @assampolice managed to identify three Bangladeshi nationals and pushed them back to their country in wee hours'', Mr. Sarma posted in X. Continuing with their strict vigil along …

Seven infiltrators from Bangladesh held in Tripura
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven infiltrators from Bangladesh held in Tripura

The Hindu  

“Five Bangladeshis and two Rohingyas, who entered Tripura without valid documents, were arrested from two separate areas in the northeastern state,” police said on Sunday. “Acting on a tip-off, Government Railway Police personnel detained two persons from Agartala station on Friday,” a senior officer said. "Ramzan Ali and Azida Begum crossed the international border and planned to go to Kolkata …

Border tense as Bangladesh guards stop India from building fence
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Border tense as Bangladesh guards stop India from building fence

Hindustan Times  

Personnel of the Border Guards Bangladesh stopped Border Security Force officers from building a cattle fence near the India-Bangladesh border in Coochbehar, north Bengal on Thursday evening, further straining relations between the two countries amidst the political turmoil in Dhaka. Border tense as Bangladesh guards stop India from building fence There was no violence, said people familiar with the matter, …

No gathering of people reported along Bangladesh border in 3 days, says BSF
5 months ago

No gathering of people reported along Bangladesh border in 3 days, says BSF

The Hindu  

The Border Security Force has held 83 flag meetings with Border Guards Bangladesh in the past three days, in conformity with the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, to monitor the current situation in the neighbouring country, the BSF said on Tuesday. The BSF reached out to their counterparts in the BGB up to the company commander level, and …

Four Bangladeshis prevented from entering Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
5 months ago

Four Bangladeshis prevented from entering Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said police prevented four Bangladeshi nationals from entering India illegally through Karimganj district. "This morning at 1:30 am, Bangladeshi citizens identified as Motiur Seikh, Mushiar Mullah, Tania Mullah, and Rita Mullah attempted to enter India through the Karimganj sector of the India-Bangladesh border," he said in a post on X. "However, police …

Bangladesh unrest: Four migrants attempt to enter India, Assam CM Himanta Biswa reveals their names. Details here
5 months ago

Bangladesh unrest: Four migrants attempt to enter India, Assam CM Himanta Biswa reveals their names. Details here

Live Mint  

Four Bangladeshi migrants have tried to enter India through the Karimganj sector of the India-Bangladesh border, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Kumar Biswa Sarma posted on X on Monday morning. “This morning at 1:30 AM, Bangladeshi citizens identified as Motiur Seikh, Mushiar Mullah, Tania Mullah, and Rita Mullah attempted to enter India through the Karimganj sector of the India-Bangladesh border. The …

BSF, Assam police foil infiltration bids along Bangladesh border amidst unrest
5 months ago

BSF, Assam police foil infiltration bids along Bangladesh border amidst unrest

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The Border Security Force on Monday had to fire a round of non-lethal ammunition to thwart an attempt by some people to cross over into Tripura from Bangladesh. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the police on Monday prevented the unauthorised entry of four Bangladeshi nationals. “This morning at 1:30 AM, Bangladeshi citizens identified as Motiur Seikh, Mushiar …

11 Bangladeshis Held While Infiltrating into India, Border Security Reviewed: BSF
5 months ago

11 Bangladeshis Held While Infiltrating into India, Border Security Reviewed: BSF

News 18  

Eleven Bangladeshi nationals have been apprehended while trying to infiltrate into India through the international border in West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya, the Border Security Force said on Sunday. The South Bengal Frontier of the force headquartered in Kolkata said in a statement that its Eastern Command ADG Ravi Gandhi chaired an operational conference on Saturday to review the security …

11 Bangladeshi nationals held while infiltrating into India: Border Security Force
5 months ago

11 Bangladeshi nationals held while infiltrating into India: Border Security Force

The Hindu  

Amidst the political unrest in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force has started a special drive along the international border and apprehended 11 Bangladeshi nationals trying to infiltrate into India. For the past several days, crowds from Bangladesh have been seen along the border allegedly trying to enter into India following the unrest surrounding the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. …

BSF thwarts infiltration bid, held 11 Bangladeshi nationals trying to enter India
5 months ago

BSF thwarts infiltration bid, held 11 Bangladeshi nationals trying to enter India

India TV News  

Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force thwarted an infiltration attempt on Sunday, apprehending eleven Bangladeshi nationals who were trying to enter India through the international borders in West Bengal, Tripura, and Meghalaya. The spokesperson said that the BSF is in regular contact with its counterpart, the Border Guard Bangladesh, to address mutual issues, particularly focusing on preventing …

Bangladeshis gather at Indo-Bangladesh border amidst the ongoing attacks on Hindus in the country, seek to enter India
5 months ago

Bangladeshis gather at Indo-Bangladesh border amidst the ongoing attacks on Hindus in the country, seek to enter India

Op India  

On Monday, August 5, Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh ending her 15 years in power. In the last couple of days, several visuals have come up showing Bangladeshis gathering at the Indo-Bangladesh border in a bid to enter India and escape the violence back home. #WATCH | Amid political crisis & violence in Bangladesh, …

Bangladesh crisis: BSF says 1,200 escaped prisoners could enter India
5 months ago

Bangladesh crisis: BSF says 1,200 escaped prisoners could enter India

Hindustan Times  

Over 1,200 prisoners, including terrorists, have escaped jails in Bangladesh in the days since its former premier Sheikh Hasina resigned, and could attempt to force their way into India with weapons, the country’s security agencies have informed the Border Security Force, people aware of the matter said. BSF personnel keep vigil as truck drivers complete formalities to return to India …

Hindus and Awami League Members fleeing Bangladesh stopped at border by BSF in North Bengal
5 months, 1 week ago

Hindus and Awami League Members fleeing Bangladesh stopped at border by BSF in North Bengal

Op India  

Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, there have been attempts by Bangladeshi citizens to enter India by illegally crossing the border. “The BSF North Bengal Frontier effectively managed gatherings of Bangladeshi Nationals near the Indo-Bangladesh border today. With vigilance and coordination with BGB, they ensured safety and prevented any border breaches,” tweeted North Bengal Frontier BSF. The BSF North Bengal …

BSF thwarts infiltration attempt by large Bangladeshi group in West Bengal
5 months, 1 week ago

BSF thwarts infiltration attempt by large Bangladeshi group in West Bengal

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force on Wednesday said it thwarted a "significant" infiltration attempt by a large group of Bangladeshis along the International Border in West Bengal, amid an ongoing "high alert", announced due to turmoil in the neighbouring country. According to the statement, BSF personnel demonstrated "exceptional vigilance" and proactive measures and swiftly responded to these situations," ensuring …

BSF on high alert on India-Bangladesh border
5 months, 1 week ago

BSF on high alert on India-Bangladesh border

Hindustan Times  

Moments after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and the country’s army, led by Waker-Uz-Zaman, formed an interim government in Dhaka, the Border Security Force has put all its posts on the entire 4,096-km-long border on “high alert”, people familiar with the development said. Officials added that the ministry of home affairs is closely monitoring the developments in Bangladesh …

11 Bangladeshi nationals including three minors held in Tripura: Police
8 months, 1 week ago

11 Bangladeshi nationals including three minors held in Tripura: Police

Hindustan Times  

Agartala: The Tripura police on Sunday said they arrested eight Bangladeshi nationals while also detaining three minors from two separate places in the northeastern state’s Dhalai district for allegedly entering the Indian side of the border without legal documents. The arrested persons have been identified as Mohammad Mamun Sardhar, Ruma Begam, Mohammad Rabin Sardhar, Mohammad Chan Miah Akhon, Mohammad Maharaj …

Attacks on BSF personnel by criminals may be raised during Bangladesh talks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Attacks on BSF personnel by criminals may be raised during Bangladesh talks

The Hindu  

India is expected to raise the issue of violent attack against Border Security Force personnel perpetrated by criminals along the eastern border in a meeting with Border Guards Bangladesh scheduled in Dhaka next week. According to data available with The Hindu, since 2018, as many as 204 BSF personnel deployed along the Bangladesh border have been injured by miscreants. BSF …

A total of 112 Rohingyas among 744 infiltrators nabbed along India-Bangladesh border in 2023 in Tripura
1 year ago

A total of 112 Rohingyas among 744 infiltrators nabbed along India-Bangladesh border in 2023 in Tripura

The Hindu  

A total of 744 people, including 112 Rohingyas, were arrested by the Border Security Force while they were trying to illegally enter India from Bangladesh through the International Border in Tripura, an official said on January 2, 2024. “This number was the highest in the last three years, with the BSF Tripura Frontier nabbing 369 infiltrators in 2022 and 208 …

Assam Rifles to tighten security along India-Myanmar border to stop influx in Mizoram
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam Rifles to tighten security along India-Myanmar border to stop influx in Mizoram

The Hindu  

Assam Rifles will enhance vigilance along the 510-km stretch of the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram in a bid to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, officials said. They also expressed concern over "rising number of crime incidents, including murder cases", after Myanmarese people started taking shelter in the northeastern State following a military coup in the …

Ten Rohingyas among 13 held at Agartala railway station
1 year, 10 months ago

Ten Rohingyas among 13 held at Agartala railway station

The Hindu  

Ten Rohingya refugees and two Bangladeshis have been arrested, along with their "Indian handler", from Agartala station, a senior railway police officer said on Sunday. The Rohingyas, upon interrogation, admitted that they had fled Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar camp and entered India illegally, the officer of the Government Railway Police said. With the latest arrests, the total number of Rohingyas apprehended …

24 Rohingyas held in Tripura's Unakoti
2 years, 8 months ago

24 Rohingyas held in Tripura's Unakoti

Firstpost  

Acting on a tip-off, BSF intercepted three cars at Jiturdighipar check-gate on Monday evening, police said Agartala: Twenty-four Rohingya immigrants were detained in Tripura’s Unakoti district, police said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, BSF intercepted three cars at Jiturdighipar check-gate on Monday evening, they said. In the course of the interrogation, three people showed their refugee cards issued by …

6 Bangladeshi nationals, including 3 women, apprehended during infiltration attempt
2 years, 9 months ago

6 Bangladeshi nationals, including 3 women, apprehended during infiltration attempt

India TV News  

Highlights The Bangladeshis were apprehended while they were trying to cross over into India They were trying to cross over to this side at Ranghat and Jeetpur border outposts They were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh hours later at two border outposts The Border Security Force on Saturday apprehended six Bangladeshi nationals, including three women and a child, …

Two suspected Bangladeshi cattle smugglers killed in BSF firing near Cooch Behar border
3 years, 2 months ago

Two suspected Bangladeshi cattle smugglers killed in BSF firing near Cooch Behar border

India TV News  

Two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers were killed by the Border Security Force personnel near the border area in West Bengal's Cooch Behar. The BSF personnel spotted the men while miscreants from the Bangladesh side ventured into Indian territory and tried to smuggle cattle heads by establishing improvised bamboo cantilever. Then BSF troops utilised non lethal munition to deter the miscreants, but …

BSF foils smuggling attempt at India-Bangladesh border in Bengal, 6 arrested
3 years, 2 months ago

BSF foils smuggling attempt at India-Bangladesh border in Bengal, 6 arrested

India Today  

The Border Security Force foiled a smuggling attempt at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Saturday. During intervening night of 16/17 Oct 2021, the vigilant troops under the aegis of @BSF_Guwahati Ftr apprehended one Bangladeshi smugglers and seized 120 bottles Prohibited cough syrup in various operations on IndoBD border. @BSF_India@PIB_Guwahati#driveagainstnarcotics pic.twitter.com/jXvO5YONPD — BSF GUWAHATI October …

BSF lodges strong protest with Border Guard Bangladesh after attack on patrol
3 years, 4 months ago

BSF lodges strong protest with Border Guard Bangladesh after attack on patrol

The Hindu  

The Border Security Force has lodged a “strong protest” with its Bangladesh counterpart BGB after smugglers from that country attacked an Indian patrol, which fired in self-defence leading to the death of two miscreants along the border, officials said on August 30. However, they didn’t pay heed and attacked the troops resulting in grievous injuries to the Border Security Force …

15 Rohingyas held in Assam's Karimganj for entering India illegally
3 years, 5 months ago

15 Rohingyas held in Assam's Karimganj for entering India illegally

India Today  

Fifteen Rohingya immigrants, including six minors and three women, have been held by Railway Police Force in Assam’s Karimganj district. After interrogation, the RPF officials found that all 15 people were Rohingya immigrants who had entered India illegally without valid documents. The officials also recovered three identity cards issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees, nine mobile phone …

Uttar Pradesh police arrests 4 Rohingyas involved in human trafficking
3 years, 6 months ago

Uttar Pradesh police arrests 4 Rohingyas involved in human trafficking

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh police on Friday arrested four Rohingyas, saying they were living illegally in India and part of an organised gang involved in human trafficking. The gang members were arrested from Meerut, Aligarh and Bulandshahr districts, the Anti-Terrorism Squad of the Uttar Pradesh Police said in a statement. According to the police, the gang was involved in preparing forged …

Two Chinese nationals held at Indo-Nepal border in Darjeeling
3 years, 8 months ago

Two Chinese nationals held at Indo-Nepal border in Darjeeling

Hindustan Times  

Two Chinese nationals were apprehended by the Sashastra Seema Bal on Friday, when they were trying to illegally enter West Bengal by crossing the Indo-Nepal border in Darjeeling district. A patrol team at the Baramaniramjote border post area spotted them. A patrol team at the Baramaniramjote border post area spotted the two Chinese nationals when they were trying to illegally …

No report of infiltration to India from Bangladesh, says BGB DG; BSF says 3204 persons were apprehended
4 years ago

No report of infiltration to India from Bangladesh, says BGB DG; BSF says 3204 persons were apprehended

India Today  

Director-General of Border Guards Bangladesh Shafeenul Islam said on Friday there is no report of any infiltration to India from Bangladesh. The Director-General of BGB also said anybody crossing the border without proper valid documents, "that is illegal crossing and both the border guarding forces of Bangladesh and India are vigilant and apprehended such individuals". However, the Director-General of BSF, …

CBI summons 2 West Bengal Police officials in cattle smuggling case along India-Bangladesh border
4 years, 1 month ago

CBI summons 2 West Bengal Police officials in cattle smuggling case along India-Bangladesh border

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday summoned two officials of the West Bengal Police in connection with a cattle smuggling case along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal. CBI has been investigating the cattle smuggling case where BSF has been involved along with state officials and even politicians. The entire cattle smuggling scam becomes important in the view of …

India Releases 2 Bangladeshi Policemen after Brief Detention for Trespassing Border
4 years, 2 months ago

India Releases 2 Bangladeshi Policemen after Brief Detention for Trespassing Border

News 18  

India has released two personnel of Bangladesh’s elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion after they were briefly detained for trespassing the border, after talks between two border forces, sources said here on Wednesday. “The two RAB personnel returned home last night following a flag meeting between the Border Security Force and the Border Guard Bangladesh,” a source familiar with the development …

999 Bangladeshis were in India illegally, says Border Guards Bangladesh head
5 years ago

999 Bangladeshis were in India illegally, says Border Guards Bangladesh head

The Hindu  

Nearly 1,000 Bangladesh nationals were detained in Bangladesh in 2019 for living in India “illegally”, and the Bangladesh government has initiated legal proceedings against them, Major-General Shafeenul Islam, Director-General of Border Guards Bangladesh, said in Dhaka on Thursday. The announcement came following the talks between the Directors-General of the Border Security Force and Border Guards Bangladesh in New Delhi from …

BSF-BGB Tension: India-Bangladesh Border Management Need a Rethink
5 years, 2 months ago

BSF-BGB Tension: India-Bangladesh Border Management Need a Rethink

The Quint  

The population in these borderlands are yet to recalibrate their understanding of the new divisions of their lands and rivers, which they have thought to be theirs for generations. Mostly, people killed on the border are claimed in Bangladesh to be cattle-traders, while India accuses them of being smugglers, because the export of cattle is banned according to the law …

12 suspected Rohingyas held in Mizoram
5 years, 8 months ago

12 suspected Rohingyas held in Mizoram

India TV News  

A total of 12 suspected Rohingyas from Bangladesh were arrested in Mizoram for entering the state without valid travel documents, a police officer said on Monday. Eight women and four boys from Bangladesh were taken from a house to Bawngkawn police station here on Sunday, Deputy Inspector of Police Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said. In late April, eight Rohingya women have detained …

India takes back 31 stranded Rohingya; BSF, Bangladesh Border guards stand-off ends
5 years, 11 months ago

India takes back 31 stranded Rohingya; BSF, Bangladesh Border guards stand-off ends

The Hindu  

India agreed on Tuesday to take back 31 Rohingya stranded on the International Border between Bangladesh and Tripura on Tuesday, and sent them to custody with the Tripura Police. The decision to take back the group of refugees consisting of 15 adults and 16 children including a 6-month old baby, who had been stuck in no-man’s land between the two …

BSF arrests 31 Rohingya migrants, hands over to Tripura Police
5 years, 11 months ago

BSF arrests 31 Rohingya migrants, hands over to Tripura Police

India TV News  

The Border Security Force on Tuesday handed over the 31 Rohingya Muslims, who were stranded on the India-Bangladesh border for three days, to the Tripura police, ending a standoff with its counterpart, the BGB, on the issue, officials said. Officials said that the border guarding force signed papers and handed over the 31 Rohingyas to the staff of the Amtoli …

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