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Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday accused India of forcibly pushing around 1,500 Bangladeshis across the border over the past month, while also attempting to push in Rohingyas. "The number of push-ins has decreased recently. While we are taking back our citizens, not accepting Rohingyas," he told reporters after visiting the RAB-11 office in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj. Bangladesh has asked India to repatriate Bangladeshis through proper procedures, as Bangladesh does with Indian nationals. “But they are leaving people in forests and by rivers, which is unacceptable. We are protesting this, and it’s having some effect,” he added. Army opened fire in Gopalganj as situation demanded: Home Adviser Regarding the recent mugging incident in Mohammadpur, the adviser said four suspects have been identified, three of them arrested along with a phone recovered. A probe body has been formed, and action will be taken against all involved. RAB DG AKM Shahidur Rahman, acting CO of RAB-11 Additional DIG Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Deputy CO Major Anabil Imam, and Senior ASP Golam Morshed were present during the visit.

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 31 people, including 14 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through two border points in Sylhet’s Jaintapur upazila, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). BGB sources said 14 Rohingya nationals were pushed in through the Lalakhal Bagchhara area of Jaintapur around 7:45pm on Thursday, while 17 Bangladeshi nationals were pushed in through the Kendri village area of the same upazila around 6:30am on Friday. Members of the 19 BGB detained the 14 Rohingyas after they were found inside Bangladesh. During preliminary questioning, they confirmed themselves as forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals (FDMN). Among them are four men, four women, and six male children. BSF ‘pushes in’ 19 more through Sylhet border India claims they had fled Rohingya refugee camps in Teknaf and Ukhiya about five to six years ago and entered India, allegations that could be verified independently. In a separate incident, BSF pushed in 17 Bangladeshi citizens through the Khandi village border on Friday morning. According to 48 BGB, the group includes five men, five women, and seven children — all residents of Kurigram district. Lt Col Mohammad Nazmul Haque, Commanding Officer of 48 BGB, said legal action is being taken against the 17 detained Bangladeshi nationals, who have been handed over to Jaintapur Model Police Station. Meanwhile, Lt Col Mohammad Zubayer Anwar, Commanding Officer of 19 BGB, confirmed that the 14 Rohingyas have also been handed over to Jaintapur Model Police Station after collecting their identities and relevant details for legal proceedings.  

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly pushed 15 more people into Bangladesh through Achintopur border of Dinajpur district early Friday. Those pushed include three men, three women and nine children. Md Rafiqul Islam, commandant of Achintopur Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) camp in Biral upazila, which falls under the jurisdiction of the BGB-57 Battalion, said while patrolling the border the BGB members noticed these people wandering inside the border. BGB foils Indian BSF’s attempts to push in 57 People into Bangladesh’s Lalmonirhat Later, they were detained and brought to the camp, he said, adding that legal action will be taken against them accordingly. Quoting the detainees, the BGB official said that they were pushed through the Achintopur.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed in 22 more people through the Rema border of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj. They were pushed in during the night through a place called Debrabari of Rema BOP under Habiganj Battalion (55 BGB). The group comprised 9 men, 8 women and 5 children.  BSF pushes 19 people into Bangladesh: BGB On information, a BGB patrol team from Kalenga BOP of the upazila quickly reached the spot and arrested them. Preliminary investigation revealed that they were all Bangladeshi citizens and residents of Kurigram district. Kalenga BOP Commander Naik Subedar Syed Jasim Uddin confirmed this. The arrested persons are Johar Ali (80), Md. Arif (19), Md. Asadul (30), Achia Begum (60), Ashraful (35), Jahanara (30), Kakoli (10), Mocha Ashrafi (35), Aminul Islam (35), Mocha Afroza (24) of Ulipur upazila, Abdul Hamid (42), Rehena Begum (40), Sujan (22), Hasi Khatun (18), Parveen (21), Md. Shahinur (03), Hasanur (7), Nazrul Islam (50), Fatema Begum (47), Imran Hossain (20), Sabina (23) and Ismail Hossain (02) of Fulbari upazila.  BSF 'push-ins' continue: 14 more sent through Matiranga border Earlier the BSF pushed in another 19 people in the Kalenga border outpost area in the early hours of May 26.  

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 13 Bangladeshis into the country through the Motua border in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni in the early hours of Friday without following due process, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). A patrol team of BGB’s Chhagalnaiya Border Outpost (BOP) under Battalion-4 found the group [four men, three women, and six children] inside an abandoned house near the Motua area around 9am and detained them, BGB said.  BSF 'push-ins' continue: 14 more sent through Matiranga border The detained individuals were identified as Md Altaf, 39, his wife Momina Begum, 32; Md Aminul Islam, 38, his wife Urmi Begum, 29; Mominul Haque, 35, his wife Shefali Begum, 30; and Ishraq Hossain, 40. The remaining six are children. Quoting the detainees, BGB said they were brought to the border with their hands and eyes tied. Taking advantage of bad weather, the BSF untied them and forced them across the border into Bangladesh. Lt Col Md Mosharraf Hossain, commanding officer of BGB Battalion-4 in Feni, said the BGB company commander lodged a verbal protest with his BSF counterpart over the incident. BGB said the 13 individuals were handed over to Chhagalnaiya Police Station. The local administration will take further action regarding them. Chhagalnaiya Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazrul Islam said the detainees are currently being sheltered at a room in Motua Government Primary School and are receiving food and necessary assistance. “A formal protest note will be sent over the incident,” said Lt Col Mosharraf. BSF pushes 19 people into Bangladesh: BGB Since May 7, the BSF has illegally pushed almost a thousand individuals into Bangladesh - not all of them Bangladeshis -through various points of the border.

Border Guard of Bangladesh, backed by villagers, foiled an Indian BSF’s attempt to push in 57 people into Bangladesh early Wednesday through six different border points in Lalmonirhat district. Lt Col Mehedi Imam, commanding officer of Lalmonirhat BGB Battalion, said, “The BSF has failed in their push-in attempt. These people are currently in the zero line of the border on the Indian side. They are Indian citizens from Assam and they wish to return to their country.”  BGB, locals foil BSF bid to push 750 people into Bangladesh along B'baria According to BGB sources, the incident took place early in the morning. Thirteen individuals were brought to the Choratari border of Durgapur in Aditmari upazila, 24 people through three border points of Hatibandha upazila, and another 20 through two border points in Patgram upazila. In response to the incident, a company-level flag meeting between BGB and BSF was held at around 12:30 pm at the Choratari border of Durgapur BOP in Aditmari upazila. No agreement was reached during the meeting, and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel returned to Indian territory after promising further discussions, said BGB. India's push-ins are "well-planned and despicable": BGB DG Later, at around 2pm, another flag meeting was held between BGB and BSF officials. “Talks are on-going with the Indian BSF, and multiple rounds of flag meetings have been held,” Lt Col Mehedi added.  

Fifty-nine more people including women and children were pushed into Bangladesh allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) through Habiganj, Sylhet and Khagrachhari borders early Monday. In Sylhet, twenty-one people including women and children were pushed into Bangladesh allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) through Kamalganj border in Moulvibazar district early Monday. The BGB members detained them while entering into the country around 7:45am through the Materbol border area in Madhabpur union of Kamalganj upazila. The detainees include seven men, six women, and eight children. According to BGB sources, upon verification, it was found that all 21 individuals are residents of Kurigram district.  Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option Commanding officer of BGB-46 Battalion Lieutenant Colonel ASM Zakaria, said the individuals will be handed over to Kamalganj Police Station for further legal procedures. Earlier on May 7, BSF pushed in 15 Bangladeshis, including women and children, through the Doloi border in Kamalganj. With this latest incident, a total of 36 people have been pushed into Bangladesh and detained by BGB in May alone. In Habiganj, nineteen more people including women and children were pushed into Bangladesh  by BSF through Kalenga border in Chunarughat upazila of the district early Monday. Zakaria Ibne Quader, in-charge of Kalenga BGB, said  the BSF members pushed them around 7:30 am though the border and they were detained by the BGB members. In Khagrachari, nineteen people. including women and children, were pushed into Bangladesh by BSF through Khagrachhari border early Monday morning. The BSF members pushed them around 3:30am through the Feni River while BGB took them under their custody and kept them at a local government primary school.  India to continue rebel peace accord push in troubled areas Matiranga Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Manjurul Alam said they were verifying the identities of the detainees and they will be sent to their respective area after confirmation of their identities. With these, the BSF has so far pushed 104 people into the country in the current month through borders in Khagrachari.