An elderly man who was left stranded at no man’s land along the Bangladesh-India border in Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj upazila has been identified as a Bangladeshi citizen and rescued, police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said on Thursday.
The man has been identified as Sosti Chandra Bormon, 68, son of Babu Chandra Bormon of Chandlai village under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district.
The elderly man was rescued early Thursday by BGB personnel after he remained stranded for around 24 hours in the no-man’s land near international pillar No. 1082 in the Ramrampur area under the Kamalpur border outpost, said Officer-in-Charge of Bakshiganj police station Md Mokbul Hossain.
He said the man’s national identity card has been verified.
He was later taken into custody at Bakshiganj Police Station.
Earlier on Wednesday morning, the BSF attempted to push him into Bangladesh through the Ramrampur border area, triggering a tense situation involving residents, the BGB, and India’s Border Security Force (BSF).
His photograph had gone viral on social media and in the media, prompting family members to contact BGB and confirm his identity.
The OC said his relatives from Rajshahi are already on their way to receive him, and the necessary legal procedures would be followed before handing him over to his family.