The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has once again let 24 women and children cross through two separate borders in Panchagarh. Late last Wednesday night, the BSF again let 24 people, including women and children, cross through two separate borders in Sadar and Boda upazilas. 23 of them have been handed over to Boda and Sadar police stations. The BGB initially believes that one of them is an Indian.
The BGB and police said that late on Wednesday night, the BSF let 7 people cross through the Shinroad border of Chaklahat union in Panchagarh Sadar upazila and 17 people through the Malkadanga border of Barashshi union in Boda upazila under the 56th BGB battalion of Nilphamari. Later on Thursday morning, BGB members detained them inside Bangladesh. Among them, there are 8 men, 8 women and 8 children. The push-ins are from different areas of Narail and Bagerhat districts of Bangladesh. The BGB said that further action will be taken after the investigation as the identity of one of them is not confirmed.
Panchagarh Sadar Police Station OC Abdullah Hill Zaman said, the push-ins have been handed over to us through the Shingroad border in Sadar upazila. They are being kept in safe shelter and after investigation, legal action including handing them over to their families is being taken.
Nilphamari 56 BGB Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Sheikh Mohammad Badruddoja said, the BSF has illegally sent 24 people to Bangladesh through two borders. Our patrol team arrested them. The identity of one could not be confirmed. 23 people have been handed over to the police. Earlier, in the last two months, the BSF forcibly sent 116 people, including women and children, to Bangladesh through different borders in Panchagarh in eight phases.
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