Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday detained 13 people who were reportedly pushed into the country by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) through the Barlekha border in Moulvibazar.
The individuals were detained near the New Pallathal Border Outpost (BOP). Among them are four men, three women, and six children.
Lt Col Arifjan, commanding officer of BGB Battalion-52, stated that the BSF pushed the 13 Bangladeshi nationals across the border into Bangladeshi territory.
He added that locals assisted the BGB in detaining them once they had entered the country. The identities of the individuals are currently being verified.
Rafiquddin Ahmed, chairman of Uttar Shahbajpur union parishad, said on Friday afternoon that the detainees were being held at a local school under BGB custody.
Earlier, on the night of May 24, the BSF reportedly pushed 121 people into Bangladesh through the same Pallathal border in Barlekha.
BGB later detained them, verified their identities, and handed them over to the police, who subsequently released them to their family members.
With this latest incident, a total of 285 individuals have been detained after being pushed in through the Barlekha border to date, according to BGB sources.
