BGB seizes Tk 133.11cr smuggled goods in May
The Border Guard Bangladesh seized smuggled goods worth over Tk 133.11 crore in border areas and other places of the country in May, said a press release of the paramilitary force on Monday.
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10 BGB personnel injured in attack by arrestee鈥檚 supporters
At least 10 Border Guard Bangladesh personnel, including its 64 Battalion deputy commander, were injured as supporters of an arrested Yaba peddling suspect attacked a BGB patrol team in the Moulvibazar area under Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar district Monday afternoon...
One arrested with gold bars worth Tk 2cr
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh in a raid in Jashore detained a man along with 12 gold bars weighing 1.397 kilograms and worth Tk 2,03,51,496, said Lieutenant Colonel Saifullah Siddiqui, commanding officer of 49 Border Guard Battalion...
Unabated border killing
The death of Bangladeshis at the hands of India鈥檚 Border Security Force has become a grim reality, with barely any effective response that would stop the happening. The death hardly creates outrage outside a few rights groups. The Border Guard Bangladesh lodges protests. The issue comes up at bilateral meetings or dialogues. Yet, there is little sustained pressure or...
India鈥檚 unilateral push-in policy is condemnable
INDIA has unilaterally pushed several hundred people into Bangladesh through several border areas, which is unacceptable because it goes against accepted border management guidelines and diplomatic standards. India has continued pushing people into Bangladesh since May 7, when a war-like situation prevailed between India and Pakistan. Of the fresh push-in incidents...
Tension prevails at NBR
A tense situation prevailed at the National Board of Revenue on Saturday amid the presence of a huge number of police, Border Guard Bangladesh and army personnel at the revenue board鈥檚 premises since the morning of the day...
Two arrested for impersonating military officers to defraud cattle traders
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh on Thursday detained two people for allegedly impersonating senior military officers and defrauding cattle traders by promising to facilitate cross-border cattle smuggling...
2 BGB members hurt in attack by drug peddlers
At least two members of the Border Guard Bangladesh were injured in an attack allegedly by suspected drug dealers at the Nazir Gomani border under Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat early Sunday...
Hanging body of Border Guard Bangladesh soldier found in Satkhira
A member of the Border Guard Bangladesh was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his rented house in the Burigoalini area of Shyamnagar, near the Nildumur BGB camp, in Satkhira on Wednesday...
India continues to push people into Bangladesh
India on Thursday continued to push people into Bangladesh for the second consecutive day while the Border Guard Bangladesh had beefed up security in vulnerable areas along Indian borders.
Two held with smuggled goods worth Tk 7.40cr in Sylhet
Members of the Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh in separate drives arrested two persons with huge smuggled goods worth Taka 7.5 crore in the border areas of Gowainghat in Sylhet on Friday night...
Two Indian nationals arrested in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh, in a drive, arrested two Indian citizens from Chuadanga鈥檚 Jibannagar border area...
BGB prevents BSF soil digging
The Border Security Force of India has stopped digging soil within 70 yards from the zero line on the Indian side near the Dahagram Border outpost under Patgram聽 upazila in Lalmonirhat following protests by the Border Guard Bangladesh.
55 Bangladeshi fishermen brought back from Arakan Army
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Wednesday brought 55 Bangladeshi fishermen back from Myanmar鈥檚 rebel armed group Arakan Army鈥檚 custody...
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth over Tk 152cr in March
The Border Guard Bangladesh has seized different smuggled goods worth over Tk 152.8 crore at different places in the country in March...
Arakan Army takes away 5 Bangladeshi trawlers with fishermen
The Arakan Army, a rebel group in conflict-hit Myanmar, on Tuesday detained 11 Bangladeshi fishermen aboard two trawlers from the deep sea in the neighboring country鈥檚 territory, located opposite to Saint Martin鈥檚 Island in Cox鈥檚 Bazar district...
Six Bangladeshi fishermen brought back from Myanmar
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon brought six Bangladeshi fishermen back from Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan Army鈥檚 custody.
BGB holds Azan, Qirat competition
Border Guard Bangladesh organised an 鈥楢zan and Qirat Competition鈥� to encourage its soldiers to practice with correct pronunciation and melodious voice.
Repeated BSF attempts at border fencing vexatious
The attempt of India鈥檚 Border Security Force of March 17 at erecting barbed-wire fences along the border at Dahagram in Lalmonirhat is worrying as it violates the established border protocols. Indian border guards began erecting the fence with iron poles and fencing materials along the Sardar Para stretch of the border. The construction had been halted only after Bangladeshi border guards intervened and formally protested against the move. Border Guard Bangladesh officials..
Two Indian nationals arrested for illegal entry
Two Indian nationals were arrested by the Border Guard Bangladesh on Sunday for illegal entry into Bangladesh through the border area...
26 Bangladeshi fishermen brought back from Arakan Army
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon brought 26 Bangladeshi fishermen back from Myanmar鈥檚 Arakan Army鈥檚 custody...
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth over Tk 170cr in Feb
The Border Guard Bangladesh seized smuggled goods worth over Tk 170.18 crore from the bordering areas in the month of February, said a BGB press release...
BSF returns 3 Bangladeshis
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Tuesday said that they brought back three Bangladeshis who were detained by India鈥檚 Border Security Force two days ago on penetration charges in the northwestern frontier...
BGB stops BSF from erecting fence in border
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Sunday obstructed the Indian Border Security Force鈥檚 attempt to erect a barbed wire fence and install iron poles along the Dahagram border in Lalmonirhat鈥檚 Patgram upazila.
BGB opens Ukhiya battalion amid tension in Myanmar border
The Border Guard Bangladesh on Saturday launched its 64 Ukhiya Battalion in Cox鈥檚 Bazar amid rising tension between the Myanmar military junta and the Arakan Army along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border...
1,690 more held amid rampant crimes
Law enforcement and security agencies intensified patrolling and set up more checkpoints across the country on Thursday to rein in the upsurge of crimes...
1,690 held as patrol intensifies amid rampant crimes
The police, joint forces, Rapid Action Battalion, Border Guard Bangladesh and Armed Police Battalion intensified patrolling and setting up more checkpoints across the country on Wednesday to curb crimes...
Govt should deliver justice for BDR carnage
WHILE the 2009 carnage in the Bangladesh Rifles, later renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh, remains a shocking incident, leaving an indelible scar, the failure to establish the motive and the plotters of the incident and to bring them to justice is unsettling. The rebellion, which began in the border guard headquarters on February 25 and spilled over to some other sector...
BGB-BSF DG-LEVEL CONFERENCE: Dhaka for joint inspection for any construction in 150 yards of border
The Border Guard Bangladesh has pressed for joint inspection and joint record of discussion engaging representatives of both sides for the construction of any permanent structure or barbed wire fence in the 150 yards of...
DCs recommend increased BGB deployment along borders
Deputy Commissioners on Tuesday recommended deployment of Border Guard Bangladesh personnel in a greater number in the country鈥檚 frontier areas to bolster national security in addition to enhanced security measures for waterways....