BSF returns 5 Bangladeshis through Dahagram border in Lalmonirhat

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned five Bangladeshi nationals, who were detained during their bid to return to Bangladesh without valid documents, through Dahagram border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat on Saturday.

Subedar Ayub Hossain, commander of the Panbari camp of the 51 BGB Battalion in Rangpur, said they were handed over to BGB following discussions between border guards of the two countries.

They are Ferdous Farhad Roshni ,25, Hridoy Hasan Sarwar Nurjahan, Ria Moni- all belonging to the third gender community are residents of Mirpur, Dhaka.

The other two are Ahmad Ali 50, son of Adam Ali, and Amina Bibi 40, wife of Adam Ali, from Phulbari in Kurigram district.

According to sources, the five Bangladeshis were detained on Friday afternoon by a BSF patrol team while attempting to re-enter Bangladesh illegally through Angorpota border post under the 51 BGB Battalion in Rangpur.

Later a flag meeting was held on Friday at the zero line of the Tin Bigha Corridor between company commanders of the BGB and BSF.

After discussions, BSF agreed to hand over the detained Bangladeshis.