10 B’desh nationals returned to holding centre after border standoff
The group had been sheltering in the open near the zero line in the Berubari after efforts to facilitate their return to Bangladesh ran into difficulties.
The group had been sheltering in the open near the zero line in the Berubari after efforts to facilitate their return to Bangladesh ran into difficulties.
As Bengal pushes ahead with BSF fencing projects, former IAF chief Arup Raha argues that intelligence gathering and policing remain the most effective tools against infiltration.
A dozen Bangladeshi nationals were sent to two newly set up holding centres in West Bengal till Monday allegedly for entering the country without valid documents.
Border fencing work has started in Bengal’s Phansidewa area after the state government transferred 27 kilometres of land to the BSF for security infrastructure.
District administrations across border areas have started coordination meetings with the Border Security Force (BSF) and land acquisition authorities to expedite the process of acquiring land for border fencing, in line with directions issued by Chief Minister.
India on Monday summoned Bangladesh's Acting High Commissioner, Md Nural Islam, and formally rejected Dhaka's allegations that New Delhi was attempting to construct barbed wire fencing at five specific locations along the over 4,000-km-long Indo-Bangladeshi border.
The BSF's Mahila Praharis (women personnel) at the Border Out Post (BOP) Ashabari in the Sepahijala district intercepted a group of armed smugglers attempting to smuggle contraband across the international border on Sunday.
Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday opened fire after noticing suspicious movement on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s R.S. Pura sector.
The Border Security Force (BSF) claims to have arrested a cross-border smuggler in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday with silver ornaments weighing 8.5 kg.
DG BSF Mr Chaudhary was joined by Ravi Gandhi, additional director general (ADG) of the Eastern Command and Soorya Kant Sharma, inspector general (IG), along with other senior officials.
