Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh foiled two more alleged push-in attempts by the Indian Border Security Force at border points in Lalmonirhat and Chapainawabganj between Friday night and early Saturday.
With these incidents, BGB personnel and local residents have foiled at least 43 alleged push-in attempts by the BSF since early May, following the formation of a government by the Indian Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of West Bengal, according to BGB officials.
Meanwhile, 12 people, including four children, whom BSF personnel allegedly attempted to push into Bangladesh on Friday remained stranded in the no-man’s land along the Pragpur border in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Saturday after a flag meeting between the BGB and the BSF failed to resolve the issue.
BGB personnel, with the assistance of local residents, foiled an alleged BSF attempt to push 15 people into Bangladesh through the Rokonpur border in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj early Saturday, New Age staff correspondent in Rajshahi reported.
According to BGB officials, the group comprised two men, eight women and five children.
BGB-16 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ariful Islam said that members of the BSF’s Kotalpur camp under the 88 Battalion had attempted to push the group into Bangladesh by boat through a border waterbody.
He said that local residents first spotted the group near the zero line and informed BGB personnel at about 12:30am on Saturday.
‘After receiving the information, BGB members took positions along the border and prevented the push-in attempt,’ he said.
He added that the individuals remained inside Indian territory near the zero line while BGB personnel maintained strict vigilance in the area.
New Age correspondent in Lalmonirhat reported that local residents and BGB personnel foiled another alleged BSF attempt to push 10 to 12 people into Bangladesh through the Amjhol border point in Hatibandha upazila of the district at about 11:30pm on Friday.
BGB-15 Battalion commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Mehedi Imam said that the force was on high alert to prevent push-ins, illegal infiltration and other border violations.
‘We are maintaining round-the-clock surveillance in the border areas. BGB is closely monitoring the situation and taking all necessary measures to protect the country’s sovereignty and border security,’ he added.
New Age correspondent in Kushtia reported that the flag meeting between the BGB and the BSF failed to determine the fate of the people who had remained stranded in the no-man’s land for more than 36 hours.
A six-member BGB delegation, led by Assistant Director of Kushtia BGB Battalion-47 Nurul Huda, attended the meeting. The BSF delegation was led by assistant commandant of Raninagar Camp Sunil Kumar Yadav.
According to BGB officials, the BSF denied allegations that it had pushed the 12 people into the no-man’s land in a bid to push them into Bangladesh through the Pragpur border and refused to take them back into its custody.
The BGB lodged a formal protest during the meeting and demanded that the Indian border force take responsibility for the group.
Kushtia BGB Battalion-47 commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Rashed Kamal Rony said that the individuals had been pushed into the no-man’s land by the BSF in a bid to push them into Bangladesh.
According to media reports, 2,463 people, including Indian nationals and Rohingyas, were pushed into Bangladesh by Indian authorities, mostly the BSF, between May 7, 2025 and May 8, 2026.
However, BGB headquarters data show that India pushed 2,344 people, including 126 Indian nationals, into Bangladesh between May 7, 2025 and January 26, 2026.
