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India deports over 742 Bangladeshis since May 7 as border clashes intensify

Bangladesh’s army has threatened intervention over informal ‘push-ins’ to demand formal repatriation channels

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With this, the total number of Bangladeshi nationals detained in the district since December 26, 2024, has reached 142, police said. (File)
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Overview

  • India’s Border Security Force has pushed back at least 742 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals into Bangladesh since May 7 under a new crackdown policy
  • Bangladesh Border Guards and civilians confronted BSF personnel near Thakurbari in Mankachar on May 27, prompting warning shots during an attempt to repatriate 14 individuals
  • The BSF reported foiling an infiltration bid by a large group of Bangladeshi nationals in South Salmara Mankachar district the same morning
  • Brigadier General Md Nazim-ud-Daula of the Bangladesh Army called the push-ins unacceptable and said forces stand ready to act on government orders
  • Assam and Delhi police have intensified verification drives, detaining over 150 suspected immigrants in Assam and 142 in southwest Delhi since December