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.
The body of a girl, likely 16-year-old, was found by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday along the India-Bangladesh border in northern Tripura, the police said.
Acting on specific intelligence, BSF troops from the 193 Battalion and local police apprehended Mia from a jungle area close to the border.
The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals and handed them over to the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB).
Acting on specific intelligence input, a special operation was conducted by BSF troops from the Company Operating Base (COB) Bodigetta within the Bejangiwada Reserve Forest area.
Senior TMC leader and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia speaks with Manas R Bannerjee about the current unrest in Bangladesh and its implications for Indian national security, particularly on the sensitive IndoBangladesh border.
