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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 00:05 IST
Indian authorities have been apprehending Bangladeshis residing illegally in India and transferring them to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel.
India has been rounding up Bangladeshis staying illegally in India and handing them over to BGB personnel. (File)
A senior Bangladesh Army officer on Monday said that the “pushing in" of undocumented individuals by Indian authorities was “unacceptable," adding that the force was prepared to intervene if necessary.
While speaking to the reporters, Director of Bangladesh Military Operations Directorate (MOD) Brigadier General Md Nazim-ud-Daula said that the border guarding force was doing their duty and managing the situation very well as of now, as reported by Dhaka-based The Daily Star.
Indian authorities have been apprehending Bangladeshis residing illegally in India and transferring them to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel. A 2016 government estimate indicated that approximately 20 million undocumented immigrants were living in India
Terming expulsion of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants as “pushing in," Dhaka vowed that it would send back Indians staying illegally in Bangladesh through proper diplomatic channels.
While responding to Indian authorities handing over illegal Bangladeshis staying in India, Daula said that the army is prepared to intervene if the government issues such instructions.
“The BGB handles the issue effectively. However, the army is prepared to step in if needed or upon government instruction. Regardless, the situation is not something we consider acceptable," Daula was quoted as saying by The Dhaka Tribune.
Earlier on May 18, Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retired) had said that if any Bangladeshi immigrant was staying illegally in India, they should be repatriated through proper channels. Additionally, he said that Indians found staying illegally would be repatriated through proper diplomatic channels.
Bangladesh does not engage in “push-ins like India but believes in resolving issues through diplomacy", Chowdhury said as quoted by The Dhaka Tribune.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already written to India regarding the matter. Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain and Security Adviser and Chief Adviser’s High Representative on Rohingya Affairs Khalilur Rahman are maintaining diplomatic communication on the issue," he said as quoted by the news outlet.
Location :Dhaka, Bangladesh
First Published:News world ‘Unacceptable’: Bangladeshi Army Vows To Intervene Over Illegal Immigrants' ‘Push In’ From India
