Indian Border Force Takes Back 12 Stranded in No-Man's-Land

A group of 12 individuals, including women and children, have been returned to India after being stranded in no-man's-land for three days along the Pragpur border. The group had been pushed towards Bangladesh near Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila and remained on an embankment beside a jute field near the Mathabhanga River since Friday.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officials confirmed that the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) took the group back in vehicles on Monday morning following a flag meeting. Lieutenant Colonel Rashed Kamal Rony, commanding officer of BGB Battalion-47, stated that Bangladesh authorities clearly communicated their stance: "we would not accept any push-in under any circumstances."

According to Rony, the BSF had initially informed Bangladesh authorities on Saturday about an investigation into the matter. A subsequent flag meeting was held on Monday, after which the BSF took the individuals back. While the BGB official could not comment on the outcome of the BSF's investigation, he confirmed the situation along the border has since normalized. The BGB remains committed to preventing future push-in incidents.

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At the meeting, we stated that we would not accept any push-in under any circumstances. These people had been pushed in, and we would not allow them to enter Bangladesh. They accepted our position.