6 Bangladeshi nationals held in Benapole border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) apprehended six Bangladeshi nationals at Dhannyakhola Border Outpost (BOP) for attempting to cross the border into India illegally. 

The arrests were made on Wednesday morning, confirmed Lieutenant Colonel Saifullah Siddiqui, the commanding officer of Jessore Battalion-49 BGB.

According to Lt. Col. Saifullah Siddiqui, a special operation was conducted based on a tip-off under the leadership of Subedar Abdul Gani from Dhannyakhola BOP. Around noon on Wednesday, the patrol team set up a surveillance point about 100 yards from the main pillar 26 within Bangladesh in Purba Para area of Dhannyakhola village.

After some time, the patrol team observed six individuals�three men, two women, and one child�making their way from Bangladesh toward the Indian border. As the group came closer, the patrol team pursued and successfully detained them. Upon questioning, the detainees admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals attempting to cross the border illegally in search of work opportunities in India.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Anand Sutradhar, 53, from Matain village under Delduar in Tangail, Prosenjit Sutradhar, 28, from the same village, Bhanu Rani, 46, wife of Anand Sutradhar, Preeti Sutradhar, 20, wife of Prosenjit Sutradhar, Abdul Jabbar, 29, from Dhunda village in Narail, Rina Khatun, 45, wife of Jahangir Sheikh, from Boro Kalin village at Sharsha upazila in Jessore.

The detainees have been handed over to Benapole Port Police Station, where legal action under the Illegal Entry Act has been initiated.