BGB

BGB won't turn its back on the border anymore: Sakhawat

Won't let go of those who turned police into monsters, says home affairs adviser

‘Narrow escape from crossfire’

With his hands tied, trader Abdul Basit was forced to get off a police van at Rarai village in Sylhet’s Zakiganj upazila in the dead of night on September 13, 2019.

Don’t ‘criminals’ have the right to access justice?

It is mind-boggling that, by claiming that all those killed at the border “are criminals,” the head of BSF has acknowledged that his force has concurrently arrogated the roles of petitioner, judge, jury, and executioner.

BSF returns Bangladeshi who crossed border to ‘watch IPL match in India’

Cricket fans are the most die-hard, it appears, as a Bangladeshi entered India illegally to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL).

6-day BGB-BSF DG level conference from Dec 25

Killing or injuring and firing on innocent Bangladeshi citizens on the border with India will dominate the six-day director general level conference between BGB and BSF scheduled to begin at New Delhi on December 25.

2 Rohingyas killed in Bandarban ‘gunfight’

Two suspected Rohingya criminals have been killed in a “gunfight” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban.

BGB-BSF firing unfortunate: Home minister

Terming the firing incident on Rajshahi border "unfortunate," Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the misunderstanding will be resolved through talks between the chiefs of BGB and BSF.

BGB fixes Pakistan era border pillars

Forty-eight years after the independence of Bangladesh, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has completely removed Pakistan’s name from all the border pillars of the country.

Prashanth’s Death In ‘Crossfire’: Family, BGB, police contradict each other

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police are making contradictory claims over the videographer who was killed in a “gunfight” with BGB men in Cumilla on early Friday.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

BGB, BSF will jointly probe border killings

Bangladesh and Indian border guards will jointly investigate any border killings, both forces have decided in a five-day discussion held in Dhaka aimed to bolster the cooperation among both forces.

May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016

7 BSF men suspended for killing teen

India suspends seven of its Border Security Force (BSF) troopers in connection to killing of a Bangladeshi teenager in Chuadanga.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

Bandarban BGB camp comes under mortar attack

A camp of paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) came under mortar shell attack in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

BGB man ‘kills himself’ in Jamalpur

A member of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) commits suicide by shooting himself with his gun in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur, police say.

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

Man killed in Pabna post-polls clash

A man aged around 60 has been killed in BGB firing when angry mob attacked a polling centre due to “delay in announcing election results” in Pabna’s Chatmohar Upazila, police say.

April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Kurigram

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guns down a Bangladeshi cattle trader on Roumari border in Kurigram.

March 25, 2016
March 25, 2016

Had no option

Border Guard Bangladesh personnel had no choice but to open fire to protect election officials and prevent unruly mobs from snatching ballot boxes during Tuesday's Union Parishad polls in Pirojpur and Cox's Bazar, the BGB chief said yesterday.

March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016

BGB for UP polls to avert violence

The Election Commission has deployed paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for union parishad elections to avert any violence.

March 8, 2016
March 8, 2016

BGB deployed in Dhaka

A total of 14 platoons Border Guard Bangladesh members have been deployed in Dhaka city to avert any untoward incident ahead of Jamaat enforced tomorrow’s hartal.

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

BSF kills Bangladeshi at Johorpur frontier

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shoot dead a Bangladeshi national near Johorpur frontier in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila.