BSF takes back people from different borders amid BGB resistance

Seventeen people, including women and children, who had remained at the zero line along the Sapahar border in Naogaon have been taken back by India's Border Security Force (BSF), report agencies.
The group was removed around 1:00 am on Saturday, nearly 19 hours after an alleged attempt to push them into Bangladesh, said Lt Col Mohammad Ariful Islam Masum, commander of BGB Battalion-16.
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Media Cell issued a statement on the development on Saturday morning.
Mahbub Alam, a resident of Kalmudanga village who witnessed the incident, said: "BGB members were guarding the 17 people. Even at 11:00 pm, while I was loading paddy onto my tractor, they were still there. Later, BSF members dragged them back into India."
He added that the group did not appear willing to leave.
"They were crying as the BSF took them away. Hearing their cries, we moved closer, but BSF members stopped us and left with them."
In Chapainawabgan, the Border Security Force (BSF) has taken back 28 people who had been staying at the zero line along the Banglabari border in Gomostapur upazila
They had remained stranded there for two days under the open sky.
The development occurred in the early hours of Friday, said Lt Col Mohammad Ariful Islam, commander of Naogaon Battalion-16 of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
In a statement on Saturday, the BGB said no individual or group will be allowed to enter Bangladesh 'illegally' through the border.
It added, "The BGB remains firmly committed to protecting the country's sovereignty and border security and is fully prepared to respond to any situation." According to the statement, the attempted push-ins were prevented across several operational zones:
In Jhenaidah's Jadabpur border, BGB patrols stopped three individuals at the Jadavpur border by taking position along the zero line, after which they retreated back into Indian territory.
Under the Teesta Battalion, 11 individuals were blocked at the Barkhata border, while another 10 were stopped at the Poyshottobari border.
In Lalmonirhat Battalion's Dighaltari border, seven individuals were stopped, and four more were prevented at the Durgapur border. The group was reportedly positioned in a non-fenced sandbar area on the Indian side.
In Nilphamari Battalion's Panchagarh Borobari Pradhanpara border, entry of 10 individuals was blocked.