The 28 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion has detained seven people, including a human trafficker, as they entered Bangladesh illegally from India through the Doarabazar border in Sunamganj. Six of them are Bangladeshi citizens and one is a human trafficker.
A patrol from Bashtala border outpost (BOP) in Banglabazar union, Doarabazar upazila, under the Sunamganj Battalion (28 BGB), detained them at about 10:30pm on Thursday (12 November) in an operation at a place called Shaheed Minar, about 100 yards inside Bangladesh from the border.
According to BGB, of the six Bangladeshis detained, two are from Gopalganj district and four from Madaripur district. Initial inquiries found that they had stayed and worked in India for a long time. How they went to India, in what circumstances they came back and whether anyone else was involved are being looked into. Further investigation will bring out the details.
A local human trafficker was also detained on the charge of helping them cross the border illegally. Two more people suspected of involvement fled the scene, and efforts to catch them are under way.
Lieutenant Colonel A K M Zakaria Kadir, commander of the Sunamganj Battalion (28 BGB), said BGB is on maximum alert to secure the border. In view of the recent situation, extra personnel have been deployed in risky and sensitive areas of the border under its charge, and special patrols and intelligence surveillance have been stepped up alongside regular patrols.
“Special importance is being given to preventing illegal entry, push-ins and human trafficking,” he said. “BGB’s strict surveillance and operations against all kinds of smuggling, including drugs, illegal arms and ammunition, are continuing. Drones and other modern technology are being used to widen border surveillance, and CCTV cameras and searchlights have been installed in risky border areas to increase overall monitoring, and these are being expanded step by step.”
He added that the Sunamganj Battalion (28 BGB) is determined to protect the country’s sovereignty, the security of the border and people’s lives and property, and that such strict action against all illegal entry, including by criminals, will continue.
Earlier, on 21 October, a BGB patrol detained two Bangladeshi citizens and a human trafficker in the area of Bashtala BOP.
A case was filed at Doarabazar police station and those detained were handed over to the police.
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