BSF pushed 2,369 people into BD since Aug 2024

Says home minister

FE Team | Published: June 18, 2026 00:04:04

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday told parliament that among 2,369 people, pushed into Bangladesh by Indian BSF since August 5, 2024, 2,175 were handed over to respective police stations, 11 were returned to the BSF and 183 were pushed back through border, report agencies.
Replying to a starred question from lawmaker Mohammad Abdul Malik (Sylhet-3), he also said the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has thwarted 36 attempted push-ins by the BSF following the West Bengal Assembly elections in India.
Responding to a question from MP Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas (Pabna-5), the minister said initiatives have been taken to construct barbed-wire fencing along the Myanmar border to strengthen security and curb border killings, illegal infiltration, drug trafficking, arms smuggling and other transnational crimes.
He said fencing at sensitive points along the Bangladesh-India border is currently under consideration.
Answering a question from reserved-seat MP Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Salahuddin said smuggled goods worth Tk 19.79 billion have been seized from June 2025 to May 2026.
During the period, the BGB conducted 375,519 drives along border areas and recovered 18.38 million Yaba pills, 55,908 bottles of Phensidyl, 18,463 kilograms of cannabis and 106,709 bottles of foreign liquor.
The force also seized 15.577 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as Ice, 2.08 kilograms of cocaine and 62 bottles of LSD. A total of 2,189 suspects were arrested during the drives, he added.
In response to a question from MP Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal (Kishoreganj-5), the minister said the Department of Narcotics Control conducted 30,744 anti-drug operations nationwide between February 17 and May 31, filed 9,251 cases and arrested 9,685 drug traffickers.
He said a nationwide special operation against drugs and terrorism has been underway since May 1 following the government directives.
Up to June 8, law enforcement agencies have arrested 10,865 people in 7,688 drug-related cases and recovered large quantities of narcotics.
The operation also led to the recovery of 125 illegal firearms and the arrest of 269 people in connection with arms-related offences, he added.