Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken into custody 19 people from two separate border areas in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar after they were pushed into Bangladesh from India.
Five people were detained from Bagichhara and 14 from Champachhara area of Islampur union border of the upazila at around 4 am on Friday. Among those arrested are children and women.
The detainees are being kept at BGB's Bagichara BOP and Champachhara BOP, and their information is being verified.
Border Guard Bangladesh 46 Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Md. Zakaria said that 19 people were pushed into Bangladesh on Friday. BGB patrols detained 5 people from the Bagichara border area of Kamalganj at around 4 am and 14 people from the Champachhara border area around 7 am. The first 5 people are being handed over to Kamalganj Police Station. These 5 are residents of Kurigram. The information of the rest is being verified.
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The BGB said that the process of handing over the detained Bangladeshi nationals to Kamalganj Police Station is under process.
Kamalganj Police Station OC (Investigation) Shamim Akonji confirmed the incident and said that the 19 people detained by the BGB have not yet been handed over to the police station.