BGB foils push-in of 78 through Naogaon, Lalmonirhat, C'nawabganj borders

FE Team | Published: June 06, 2026 00:17:25

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) thwarted attempts by India's Border Security Force (BSF) to push 78 people through Naogaon, Lalmonirhat and C'nawabganj borders on Friday, reports UNB.
In Naogaon, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) thwarted a attempt by BSF push 17 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh through the Sapahar border in Naogaon district on Friday morning, reports UNB.
According to the Naogaon 16 BGB Battalion, the incident took place around 7:30am through the Hapania border area under Sapahar upazila, near border pillar 238/MP.
BGB sources said personnel of the 88 BSF Pannachhara camp allegedly attempted to push the 17 individuals into Bangladesh. The group included six men, six women and five children.
Upon receiving information, a patrol team from Hapania BGB Border Outpost (BOP) rushed to the spot and identified the group while they were positioned near the zero line inside Indian territory.
Following the intervention, the attempt was unsuccessful, and the individuals remained at the zero line, officials said.
In Lalmonirhat, the BGB foiled attempts by BSF to push 33 people into Bangladesh through three separate border points in Lalmonirhat early morning.
The incidents occurred in the border areas under Hatibandha, Patgram and Aditmari upazilas of the district.
According to BGB and local sources, BSF attempted to push in 11 people through the Barakhata BOP area in Hatibandha, 10 more through the Paishattabari BOP area in Patgram, and 12 other people through the Durgapur Dighaltari border area in Aditmari.
On information, BGB personnel rushed to the spots and took preventive measures along the border. With the support of local residents, the paramilitary force successfully blocked the attempted push-ins.
The individuals involved were unable to enter Bangladesh and were staying in the no-man's land or zero-line area, sources said.
BGB said surveillance and patrols along the border have been strengthened and the situation is being closely monitored.
In a statement, the media cell of the Lalmonirhat BGB Battalion-15 said the force remains on high alert to prevent any infiltration or push-in attempts.
"All necessary steps have been taken to safeguard the country's border and sovereignty," reads the statement.
In Chapainawabganj, Twenty-eight people have remained stranded near the zero line at the Bangabari border in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj after a push-in attempt by the BSF was foiled by the BGB).
Lt Col Mohammad Ariful Islam Masum, commanding officer of Naogaon 16 BGB Battalion, said BSF members from Ashrafpur camp under Battalion 12 attempted to push the 28 individuals into Bangladesh through border pillar 203/6-S around 3:00am.
The group consists of 12 men, 10 women and six children, he said.
BGB patrol teams from Bangabari Border Outpost (BOP) resisted the attempt, after which the individuals remainedstranded along the zero line.