BSF, BGB agree to jointly prevent trans-border crimes; minimise border tensions
4 years, 2 months ago

BSF, BGB agree to jointly prevent trans-border crimes; minimise border tensions

India TV News  

The Border Security Force and the Border Guard Bangladesh held a meeting on Thursday and agree to reinforce their commitment to cooperate in minimising boundary-related problems. This is the first meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic struck and it was conducted adhering to strict safety protocols, a BSF statement said. "The nodal officer level meeting between the border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh was held at Tamabil in Bangladesh," it said. Both sides agreed to jointly prevent trans-border crimes and pursue all pending development works to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries, the statement said.

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Meghalaya: BSF apprehends 5 individuals attempting to cross into Bangladesh
2 hours, 3 minutes ago

Meghalaya: BSF apprehends 5 individuals attempting to cross into Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

The Border Security Force Meghalaya Frontier apprehended five individuals, including three Bangladeshi nationals and two Indians, attempting to cross the international border illegally. Acting on specific intelligence, the BSF personnel intercepted the group as they attempted to cross into Bangladesh. The operation, conducted by troops from the 04 Battalion of BSF Meghalaya, took place near the East Khasi Hills district …

Bangladesh's Border Guards try to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple in Assam claiming it would offend Bangladeshi Muslims
2 weeks, 4 days 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 …

BSF apprehends four Bangladeshi nationals, two Indians in Tripura
1 month 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 …

Assam CM Warns of Rohingya Infiltration, Calls for Coordinated Border Security Efforts
1 month, 3 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 …

Border tense as Bangladesh guards stop India from building fence
4 months 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Bangladesh unrest: Four migrants attempt to enter India, Assam CM Himanta Biswa reveals their names. Details here
4 months, 1 week 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 …

’Can’t let you cross border even if...’: BSF officer’s appeal to Bangladeshis seeking to enter India goes viral
4 months, 1 week ago

’Can’t let you cross border even if...’: BSF officer’s appeal to Bangladeshis seeking to enter India goes viral

Live Mint  

Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora Sunday shared the video of Border Security Force officials at the India-Bangladesh border patiently explaining to refugees—trying to cross the international border—that they cannot be allowed to cross over the border. Taking to microblogging platform X to share a video by The Indian Express, the Rajya …

11 Bangladeshis Held While Infiltrating into India, Border Security Reviewed: BSF
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

BSF thwarts infiltration attempt by large Bangladeshi group in West Bengal
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Trade with Bangladesh remains suspended; BSF reviews operational preparedness along border
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trade with Bangladesh remains suspended; BSF reviews operational preparedness along border

The Hindu  

Amidst ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, trade between India and Bangladesh remained suspended and senior officials of the Border Security Force on Tuesday reviewed operational preparedness along the border. The BSF DG has been visiting bordering areas in West Bengal for the past two days after the situation in Bangladesh turned volatile forcing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and leave …

BSF asked not to allow any undocumented persons from Bangladesh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

BSF asked not to allow any undocumented persons from Bangladesh

The Hindu  

As the situation turned volatile in Bangladesh, the Border Security Force said “it has received strict instruction from the government to not allow anyone into the country without valid documents”. A senior BSF official said that the situation along the Bangladesh border was normal as of now and they were in contact with their counterparts, Border Guards Bangladesh. “In view …

BSF on high alert on India-Bangladesh border
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Attacks on BSF personnel by criminals may be raised during Bangladesh talks
9 months, 3 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 …

All gaps along Pakistan, Bangladesh border to be plugged in next two years: Amit Shah
1 year ago

All gaps along Pakistan, Bangladesh border to be plugged in next two years: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India's two major borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh will be completely secured in the next two years, with work under way to completely plug gaps in about 60 km stretch along these two fronts. The Minister said the Narendra Modi government has fenced and plugged gaps in about 560 km of the …

2 BSF personnel, 21 civilians held for involvement in infiltration attempts since 2021: Govt in Lok Sabha
1 year, 4 months ago

2 BSF personnel, 21 civilians held for involvement in infiltration attempts since 2021: Govt in Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

Two Border Security Force personnel and 21 civilians involved in infiltration attempts have been apprehended since 2021, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday Two Border Security Force personnel and 21 civilians involved in infiltration attempts have been apprehended since 2021, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik said that to stop infiltration along …

India-Bangladesh border talks to begin in Delhi from June 11
1 year, 6 months ago

India-Bangladesh border talks to begin in Delhi from June 11

The Hindu  

India and Bangladesh will hold biannual talks between their border guarding forces in Delhi from June 11 during which the two sides are expected to discuss a host of issues related to combating cross-frontier crimes and measures to create better synergy. A 15-member delegation of the Border Guard Bangladesh, led by its director general Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan, landed …

India, Bangladesh discuss security and border management issues
2 years ago

India, Bangladesh discuss security and border management issues

The Hindu  

The India and Bangladesh Joint Working Group concluded talks on Tuesday, after discussing bilateral issues including the illegal crossing of the border and measures to combat terrorism, according to a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs. “Both sides had productive exchanges on border management and common security-related issues during that meeting,” it said. Following up on the November meeting, …

BSF effectively guarding against infiltration, smuggling: MoS Rai
2 years ago

BSF effectively guarding against infiltration, smuggling: MoS Rai

The Hindu  

The Border Security Force has been effectively thwarting the growing challenges of infiltration, drugs and arms smuggling and the menace of drones from across the border, Union minister Nityanand Rai said here on Sunday. He was speaking while officiating as the chief guest of the 58th Raising Day parade of the force, the country's largest border guarding force with 2.65 …

Mamata Banerjee is Anti-Federal, Protecting a Syndicate on India-Bangladesh Border, Says Amit Malviya
2 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee is Anti-Federal, Protecting a Syndicate on India-Bangladesh Border, Says Amit Malviya

News 18  

As Amit Shah reaches West Bengal on Thursday for the first time since the 2021 state assembly election, News18 spoke to BJP IT convener and state co-in charge Amit Malviya about the impact of his two-day visit. Malviya alleged that chief minister Mamata Banerjee is against the Centre as she has been trying to protect criminals in the recent Hanskhali …

Mamata Banerjee ups ante against Centre, calls to limit BSF within 50 kms from border
2 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee ups ante against Centre, calls to limit BSF within 50 kms from border

Firstpost  

The Central government had amended the BSF Act to authorise the paramilitary force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a 50 km stretch, from the International Border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam Kolkata: In a move which may provoke the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 27 April, 2022, asked the Cooch …

6 Bangladeshi nationals, including 3 women, apprehended during infiltration attempt
2 years, 8 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, …

Border Security Force | In the line of defence, with growing powers
3 years, 2 months ago

Border Security Force | In the line of defence, with growing powers

The Hindu  

During the Kargil war in 1999, the Army and other intelligence agencies faced a peculiar problem. According to a book, BSF: India’s First Line of Defence, edited by Anirudh Deshpande, associate professor, History, Delhi University, the BSF Inspector “also helped in motivating local youths for working as porters” as large number of population had fled the area in panic due …

Centre enhances powers of BSF; Punjab slams move
3 years, 2 months ago

Centre enhances powers of BSF; Punjab slams move

The Hindu  

The Union Home Ministry has enhanced the powers of the Border Security Force to “arrest, search and seize” within 50 km from the international boundary in Assam, West Bengal and Punjab. “I strongly condemn the GoI’s unilateral decision to give additional powers to BSF within 50 KM belt running along the international borders, which is a direct attack on the …

BSF lodges strong protest with Border Guard Bangladesh after attack on patrol
3 years, 3 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 …

BSF Hands Over Minor Boy to Bangladesh After He Crosses Border to Meet His Grandfather
3 years, 5 months ago

BSF Hands Over Minor Boy to Bangladesh After He Crosses Border to Meet His Grandfather

News 18  

A 12-year-old Bangladeshi boy was on Thursday apprehended by South Bengal Frontier of Border Security Force when he was returning through International Boundary after meeting his grandfather residing in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. This took place on July 22 when BSF troops apprehended the minor boy from the area of ​​Border Out Post Pirojpur when he was trying to cross the …

Chinese national held by BSF along Indo-Bangla border in Bengal - Here's the inside story
3 years, 6 months ago

Chinese national held by BSF along Indo-Bangla border in Bengal - Here's the inside story

India TV News  

The Border Security Force on Thursday arrested a Chinese National near border out post Malik Sultanpur when he was trying to cross the Indo-Bangladesh International Boundary in West Bengal illegally. On further questioning, he informed that when he went to his hometown in Hubei, one of his business partner namely Sun Jiang used to send him 10-15 numbers of Indian …

Bengal polls 2021: BSF refutes TMC's charge of threatening voters in border areas
3 years, 11 months ago

Bengal polls 2021: BSF refutes TMC's charge of threatening voters in border areas

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress has accused the Border Security Force of threatening people in the border areas of West Bengal to cast their votes in favour of the BJP in the upcoming April-May Assembly elections. Denying the TMC's allegations, the BSF said it is a professional border guarding force actively checking illegal infiltration and smuggling. The BSF stands firmly committed to …

West Bengal polls: TMC accuses BSF of threatening voters in border areas, lodges complaint with CEC
3 years, 11 months ago

West Bengal polls: TMC accuses BSF of threatening voters in border areas, lodges complaint with CEC

Firstpost  

Denying TMC’s ‘baseless’ allegations, the Border Security Force said it is a professional border guarding force actively checking illegal infiltration and smuggling Kolkata: Ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Thursday met the full bench of the Election Commission of India and alleged that the BSF is threatening people in the border areas of the state to cast their votes …

No report of infiltration to India from Bangladesh, says BGB DG; BSF says 3204 persons were apprehended
3 years, 11 months 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, …

ITBP Seeks Continuation of Internal Security Role, Comes as 'Healthy Break' from Border Duty
4 years ago

ITBP Seeks Continuation of Internal Security Role, Comes as 'Healthy Break' from Border Duty

News 18  

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police that guards the LAC with China has sought from the government a continued deployment of its troops in internal security duties so that it can give a “healthy break” to its personnel who man high-altitude icy locations, leading to various health issues among them, official sources said. The sources told PTI that the ITBP has informed …

India Releases 2 Bangladeshi Policemen after Brief Detention for Trespassing Border
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Fatalities along border will be 'made to reduce significantly', BSF DG tells Bangladesh
4 years, 3 months ago

Fatalities along border will be 'made to reduce significantly', BSF DG tells Bangladesh

India Today  

BSF Director General Rakesh Asthana said on Saturday that instances of firing along the India-Bangladesh international border will be "made to reduce significantly". While addressing his counterparts Border Guard Bangladesh in Dhaka on the last day of the four-day bi-annual talks, the BSF chief said apprehension or deaths of criminals along the border are irrespective of nationalities. "BSF personnel fire …

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