Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
7 of drug & human trafficking gang held in Teknaf
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday claimed to have detained seven members of a drug and human trafficking gang from Teknaf.
The detainees have been identified as MD Shafi Ullah, 55, his wife Tyeba Begum, 40, their son Md Anwar Hossain,19, his wife Lucky Aktar, 19, Md Parvej, 16, Md Jalal, 26, and Md Redwan, 19, BGB-2 said in a release.
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The seven were detained during two separate drives carried out by the Teknaf battalion of BGB-2, on a tip-off.
Some 40,000 yaba tablets worth Tk 1.27 crore, Kyat (Myanmar currency) worth Tk 10,784, 14 grams of gold jewellery worth Tk 88,000, and three mobile phones were seized from the possession of the detainees, the BGB said.
During questioning, the detainees admitted to peddling drugs and trafficking Rohingyas from Myanmar to different countries.
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The seized jewellery and Kyat will be deposited with the treasury branch of Cox’s Bazaar district administration and cases will be filed against the detainees, said BGB.
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 143 cr in April
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized different types of smuggled goods including arms and drugs worth Tk 143.01 crore in anti-smuggling drives across the country in April this year.
Sources at the BGB headquarters said the seized drugs include 15,93,205 Yaba pills, 3.192 kg crystal meth also known as ice, 7.150 kg heroin (brown sugar), 4 kg opium, 22,854 bottles of Phensidyl, 10,386 bottles of foreign liquor, 4,608 cans of beer, 2,571 kgs of hemp, 50,102 stimulant injections, 25,605 Anegra and Senegra tablets, 5,044 Eascof syrup, two bottles of LSD and 86,163 other tablets during the period between April 1 and April 31.
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Other smuggled goods include 15.954 kg gold, 26 kg silver, 3,10,030 cosmetics items, 44,240 imitation jewellery, 20,051 sarees, 4,583 three-piece sets, blanket, bed sheets and shirt pieces, 1,206 pieces readymade garments, 2,925 cubic feet of timber, 7,028 kgs of tea, 30,450 kgs of coal, three touch stone idols, 14 trucks/covered vans, five private cars/microbuses, eight pickup vans, 27 CNG and engine driven auto-rickshaws and 73 motorcycles.
The seized arms included two pistols, four guns, 21 rounds of bullets and 3.4 kg gun powder.
Besides, legal action has been taken against 251 smugglers, 145 Bangladeshi nationals and nine Indians for illegally crossing the border during the period, said Public Relations Officer of the BGB headquarters Md Shariful Islam.
Two Rohingyas held with drugs worth Tk 6.40cr in Cox’s Bazar
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday claimed to have detained two Rohingya refugees with drugs worth Tk 6.40 crore in Cox’s Bazar.
The detainees have been identified as Sirajul Isalm, 28, son of Abul Kashem, a resident of Mochni camp, and Syed Salam, 38, son of Faruk Ahmed of Jadimora camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
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Over a kg of crystal meth and some 40,000 pieces of Yaba have been seized from their possession, the BGB said in a release.
Tipped off, a team of BGB-2 conducted a drive at Jaliardwip along the Naf River and detained the two along with the drugs, said commanding officer of BGB-2, Lieutenant Colonel Sheikh Khalid Mohammad Iftekhar.
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The BGB also seized a boat, one cell phone and few fishing nets from their possession. "Legal steps will soon be taken against the detainees,” said Khalid.
Gold bars worth Tk 1.16 crore seized in Jhenaidah
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday claimed to have seized nine gold bars from near the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah district.
A BGB-58 team at Benipur BOP conducted a drive in the Lichu Bagan area of Pipulbaria village, 100 yards from the zero line of India-Bangladesh border, on Wednesday night and seized the gold bars weighing 1.68kg.
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The market value of the seized gold bars is Tk 1.16 crore. The process of depositing the gold bars to the treasury office is underway, BGB said in a release.
A case will be filed at Maheshpur police station in this regard, it added.
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Man held with 15 gold bars from Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man along with 15 gold bars from Putkhali border in Benapole port area on Tuesday.
The detainee was identified as Md. Monirul Islam, 37, son of late Nur Mohammad of Putkhali Uttar Para village in Jashore.
Also read:Man held with 15 gold bars from Benapole
Tipped-off, a team of BGB-21 conducted a drive in the area and detained Monirul along with the gold bars, weighing 1.749 kgs, said a media statement of Rab on Wednesday.
During preliminary interrogation, Monirul admitted that he collected the gold bars worth over Tk 1 crore from another person named Md. Ibrahim of the same village and tried to smuggle it to India through Putkhali border only for Tk 1000.
The detainee was handed over to Benapole Port Police, it said.
BGB's intervention halts Ashrayan project work in Panchagarh
Work to construct homes for the underprivileged under Prime Minister's Ashrayan Project in Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh had to be halted almost as soon as it got underway on Tuesday, following a late intervention by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) claiming ownership over the land.
Construction of the homes for the landless, on a stretch of land along the highway adjacent to Dahuk river in Buraburi union of Tentulia, was inaugurated on Tuesday.
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Tentulia Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shohag Chandra Saha said the construction alongside rehabilitation activities for 450 landless people of Tentulia Upazila started in the 2021-22 fiscal, under the special initiative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Ashrayan Project-2.
The local administration had worked to allocate the listed government-owned lands for the initiative, UNO Shohag said.
He also said the land of Buraburi Union is listed at 'No. 1 on the government’s ledger'. Accordingly work began Tuesday morning to build houses initially for 35 landless people.
But shortly after the inauguration, BGB intervened and put a halt on the work, according to the UNO.
BGB 18 Battalion's Acting Commander Major Abu Saleh Ahmed apparently claimed that the land had been bought by the BGB Welfare Trust.
BGB members on guard also blocked the entry of vehicles carrying bricks for construction work.
That governmental land was not acquired by BGB or BGB Welfare Trust. BGB Welfare Trust is a private organization that has occupied government’s land, said the UNO Shohag.
“We did not expect a government agency’s objection to building homes for the landless," he said, adding that the work has been suspended for the time being.
“We sought the cooperation of BGB in implementing this initiative of the Prime Minister. Hopefully after overcoming all the complications, we will be able to start working again soon.”
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Chairman of Buraburi Union Tareq Hossain said some six houses had already been built on the land earlier. “The BGB Welfare Trust's land is separate. Now after suspending work they are talking about coordination,” he added.
Meanwhile, Major Abu Saleh Ahmed, the BGB acting commander who voiced the BGB's claim, refused to answer questions about the suspension of the Ashrayan project or ownership of the land in question when confronted by reporters.
Man held with 12.5 kg gold in Jhenaidah
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday held a suspected gold smuggler along with 99 gold bars, weighing 12.5 kg from Hatir Mor area of Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah district.
The suspect has been named as Ibrahim Khalil, son of Abdul Latif of Jagusa village in the upazila.
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Tipped off, a team of BGB-58 conducted a drive and nabbed Khalil along with the gold bars, said Lieutenant Colonel Shahin Azad, director of BGB-58 in a press briefing on Friday noon.
Process is underway to take legal action against the detainee, he added.
BGB personnel shoots self with service gun in Naogaon, dies
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel allegedly ended his life by shooting himself with his service weapon at a camp in Sapahar border in Naogaon early on Thursday.
Tanvir, 26, hailed from Narail district and was posted at the BGB camp in Sundarail.
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Other BGB members at the camp rushed a severely injured Tanvir to Sapahar Upazila Health Complex around 7am.
However, he succumbed to his injuries on the way to another hospital from the health complex where he received primary care, Tarekur Rahman Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Sapahar Police Station, said
In fact, he was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the same health complex only, said Dr Ruhul Amin, upazila health and family planning officer.
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OC Tarekur said an unnatural death case was filed in this regard. The body was sent to the Naogaon Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy under the supervision of BGB.
Meanwhile, Naogaon BGB-16 Commander Lt Col Asaduzzaman said that Tanvir probably took the extreme step over some family issues. "A probe is on."
BGB seizes smuggled goods, drugs worth over Tk 119 crore in Feb
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized smuggled goods including arms and drugs worth Tk 119.61 crore from different parts of the country including the border areas in February.
The seized drugs include 15,57,716 Yaba pills, 4.170 kgs crystal meth ice, 2.100 kgs opium, 29,539 bottles of phensidyl, 1,902 kgs cannabis, 10.120 kgs heroin and 1,52,787 injections, says Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the BGB headquarters Md Shariful Islam.
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Other smuggled items include 5.870 kg gold, 46.065 kg silver, 1,21,585 cosmetics, 12,179 imitation jeweleries, 6,269 sarees, 20,474 three-piece sets, shirt pieces, blanket, 2721 cubic feet timber, 6,639 kgs tea leaves, 19,410 kg coal, 2 touch stone statues, four trucks, covered vans, four private cars, microbuses, 16 pickups, 35 easybikes and 75 motorcycles.
The seized firearms included a pistol, a gun, 11 rounds of ammunition and a magazine.
Besides, legal action has been taken against 259 smugglers, 209 Bangladeshi nationals and 11 Indian nationals on trespassing charge.
3 Bangladeshi schoolboys rescued after 999 call
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over three Bangladeshi schoolboys, who mistakenly entered India while playing at Shimultali border in Naogaon, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after the schoolboys called the National Emergency Service 999 for help.
The schoolboys are Rabiul Islam, 15, Rabiul Alam, 14, and Badshah, 13, all are residents of Dhamoirhat of Naogaon.
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On Monday evening, one of the three boys called 999 and sought help saying that they entered India mistakenly while playing near a river along Shimultali Border in Dhamoirhat and then were detained by BSF, according to the press release of 999.
After receiving the call, constable Rubel Rana immediately reported the matter to Dhamoirhat police station and the camp in-charge of BGB's Shimultali border outpost.
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Later, BGB contacted the BSF authorities and BSF handed over the detainees after holding a flag meeting.
Naik Subedar Md Shahjahan, camp in-charge of BGB Shimultali border outpost-14, told 999 that three schoolboys were handed over to their families, the release added.