India pushed 17 more people into Bangladesh through two border points in Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat districts from Wednesday night to Thursday.
With the latest push-ins, the number of people, including Rohingyas and Indian nationals, pushed into Bangladesh by India鈥檚 BSF since May 7 has increased to 1,846.
On Wednesday night, the BSF pushed 10 people, including four children, three women and three men, into Bangladesh through the Durgapur border under Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat, reported 抖阴精品 correspondent in Lalmonirhat.
Border Guard Bangladesh detained them on Thursday morning after locals spotted the people wandering suspiciously and informed the BGB.
In an initial interrogation by the BGB, the detainees identified themselves as residents of Phulbari upazila in Kurigram district.
They said they went to India in search of work about 10 years ago and were recently caught by the BSF from Haryana state and pushed into Bangladesh via the border route.
The 15th BGB Battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mehedi Imam, said that the people who came through push-ins have been detained.
The BGB official said that the detainees claimed to be Bangladeshis and further action will be taken after confirming their identities.
He added that a letter was sent to the BSF in that regard, calling for a flag meeting, but no response has been received yet.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported that the BSF pushed seven persons, including four women, into Bangladesh from Dhanua Kamalpur border in Jamalpur鈥檚 Bakshiganj upazila on Thursday morning.
The police said that local people held them and handed them over to the Bakshiganj police.
Bakshiganj police station officer-in-charge Khandakar Shaker Ahmed said that legal action would be taken against them after interrogation.
