Three Bangladeshis detained by BSF in Jhenaidah border

Three Bangladeshi nationals were detained by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) from the Indian side of the Par-Gopalpur border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah.

The incident occurred around 11:30am on Sunday.

The detainees were identified as Hridoy alias Rabbi, son of Hayat Ali of Kanaidanga village; Shahin, son of the late Usman Gani of Gopalpur village; and Sohag, son of Abu Bakkar of Par-Gopalpur village.

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According to local sources, the three youths illegally entered India on Saturday. They were returning to Bangladesh on Sunday morning when BSF personnel on patrol detained them from about 100 metres inside Indian territory near border pillar 49/2-S.

Confirming the incident, Lt Col Rafiqul Alam, commanding officer of BGB-58 Battalion in Jhenaidah, said the BSF informed them that a large quantity of narcotics was recovered from the detainees. Legal procedures involving both countries are currently underway, he added.

Maheshpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mehedi Hasan said police had also been informed of the detention, but further details would be available later.