Cross-border

Cross-border

BSF pushes in 16 thru Moulvibazar border

12 Rohingyas among them; all handed over to BGB

3d ago

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Indian territory

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Indian territory near the Dattagram border outpost (BOP) in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar on Saturday.

3w ago

BGB detains two Bangladeshi youths in Tetulia

The detainees are Farukh Hossain, 20, of Zianagar village, and Rabbi Hossain, 21, of Dakkhin Raiso village in Haziganj upazila of Chandpur district

1m ago

India pushed 109 more into Bangladesh

At least 109 people were pushed into Bangladesh from India through various border points in eight districts between Wednesday night and yesterday, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

1m ago

Bangladeshi man injured in BSF firing along Sunamganj border

BGB said Shamsu and four others illegally entered around 150 yards into Indian territory

1m ago

BSF pushes back 60 more Bangladeshis

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) pushed back at least 60 Bangladeshis through borders in Sylhet and Moulvibazar yesterday.

1m ago

Rohingyas fleeing Arakan Army persecution

Amid escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Rohingyas are trespassing into Bangladesh every day, crossing the border allegedly to escape the brutality of Myanmar’s rebel group, the Arakan Army (AA).

1m ago

Bangladeshi man ‘beaten to death by BSF’

A Bangladeshi man has allegedly been beaten to death by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Palianpur border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah.

2m ago

BGB-BSF talks: Killings at border can’t be justified

On the second day of the biannual BGB-BSF talks yesterday, Bangladesh reiterated the urgent need to ensure that no border killings take place.

4m ago

BGB lodges 'strong protest' as BSF installs CCTV camera

The protest comes as the Indian border force installed it at Kurigram zero line without consulting BGB

4m ago

BGB-BSF hold sector commander-level meeting

The meeting comes held three days after BSF picked up a farmer from the border area in Biral on Friday. However, BSF later freed the farmer, Al Amin, after 5 hours

5m ago

BGB detains 8 Bangladeshis along Panchagarh border

Of the eight detainees, the three children, of Dinajpur's Parbatipur and Kaharol upazilas, were handed over to their relatives

5m ago

Tension flares at border in C’nawabganj

Tension flared at the Chapainawabganj border yesterday following an altercation between Indian and Bangladeshi citizens over the cutting of tree branches within Bangladeshi territory.

5m ago

No tension at border now: home adviser

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the border situation has returned to normal since India halted the construction of barbed wire fencing...“There is no tension at the border now,” he said while replying to a query after coming out from a views-exchange meeting w

5m ago

BGB reclaims 5km border area of River Kodla bordering India

The Moheshpur 58 BGB Battalion, responsible for overseeing this border area, verified the river's rightful ownership through documents, maps, and consultations with the local administration

5m ago

Conflict in rakhine: Dhaka in touch with both the Myanmar govt, Arakan Army

Dhaka is maintaining contact with both the Myanmar government and the Arakan Army -- the rebel group that is now controlling the border with Bangladesh -- to protect national interests, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.

5m ago