20 Including Women and Children Detained While Attempting to Cross Maheshpur Border

Jhenaidah Correspondent

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained 20 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, at the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah. In a separate operation during the same period, a consignment of Indian fireworks and eyeglasses was also seized. From Monday night to Tuesday morning, the Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB) conducted these operations at various border points.

A BGB press release stated that around 11:30 PM last night, 87 Indian eyeglasses and 129 fireworks were recovered during a raid in an orchard at Goalpara field under Goyeshpur BOP in Maheshpur upazila. However, no arrests were made at that time. On Tuesday morning until noon, multiple operations led to the detention of 20 Bangladeshis attempting to cross the border. Among them, 10 were caught while entering Bangladesh from India, and another 10 were detained while trying to enter India from Bangladesh.

The detainees include three men: Bipra Mondal (32), Biplob Bishwas (24), and Saurav Bishwas (27), all residents of Magura and Jhenaidah districts. Several women and children are also among those detained. The BGB stated that legal action has been initiated against the detainees before handing them over to the respective police stations. The press release also mentioned that regular patrols and anti-smuggling operations will continue in the border area.