Woman stuck on zero line for 5 days

JAMALPUR, Nov 14: A woman has been stranded on no-man’s land along the Dewanganj border in Jamalpur for five nights after allegedly being pushed towards Bangladesh from India, leaving her exposed to the elements.

The woman, aged around 30, was first spotted on Tuesday morning near Patharer Char in Dangdhara Union of Dewanganj upazila, locals said.

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly tried to send her to the opposite side, but neither force has agreed to take her.

During a visit on Saturday evening, the woman was seen wandering in a confused state and trying to make a shelter with dry grass and straw as border floodlights came on.

Locals said she appeared to be mentally unstable and could not identify herself or say which country she belonged to. Residents have been providing her with rice, water and dry food.

BGB alleged that the BSF attempted to push her into Bangladesh, but its members and local people resisted the move.