BGB

Man killed in Pabna post-polls clash

A man aged around 60 has been killed in BGB firing when angry mob attacked a polling centre due to “delay in announcing election results” in Pabna’s Chatmohar Upazila, police say.
23 April 2016, 14:40 PM

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Kurigram

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guns down a Bangladeshi cattle trader on Roumari border in Kurigram.
18 April 2016, 04:43 AM

Had no option

Border Guard Bangladesh personnel had no choice but to open fire to protect election officials and prevent unruly mobs from snatching ballot boxes during Tuesday's Union Parishad polls in Pirojpur and Cox's Bazar, the BGB chief said yesterday.
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

BGB for UP polls to avert violence

The Election Commission has deployed paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for union parishad elections to avert any violence.
21 March 2016, 10:02 AM

BGB deployed in Dhaka

A total of 14 platoons Border Guard Bangladesh members have been deployed in Dhaka city to avert any untoward incident ahead of Jamaat enforced tomorrow’s hartal.
8 March 2016, 13:19 PM

BSF kills Bangladeshi at Johorpur frontier

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shoot dead a Bangladeshi national near Johorpur frontier in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila.
2 March 2016, 05:04 AM

80,000 yaba tablets seized

The Border Guard Bangladesh arrested a Myanmar national and seized 80,000 yaba tablets worth around Tk 2.4 crore at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar yesterday morning.
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM

BSF guns down Bangladeshi on Naogaon frontier

A Bangladeshi national is shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Adatala border point in Sapahar upazila of Naogaon early Saturday.
23 January 2016, 07:05 AM

ASP, OC withdrawn after Brahmanbaria violence

The authorities withdraw an assistant superintendent of police and an officer-in-charge from Brahmanbaria following a clash that left a madrasah student dead.
12 January 2016, 04:29 AM

Electioneering ends tonight

As violence continues centring the municipality polls, additional law enforcers and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed from this morning to maintain law and order in the areas going to polls.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Myanmarese yaba trader killed

An alleged Myanmarese yaba smuggler was killed when a gang of Myanmarese yaba smugglers and BGB exchanged fire in the Naf river in Teknaf upazila early yesterday.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Myanmar ‘yaba trader’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Teknaf

An alleged Myanmarese Yaba trader is killed in “gunfight” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naf River near Teknaf upazila.
24 December 2015, 07:19 AM

Tomorrow’s BGB-BSF DG-level talks postponed

Tomorrow’s director general-level talk between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) is postponed.
22 December 2015, 07:14 AM

PM cautions against BDR mutiny like incident

Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina asks BGB personnel to remain alert so that incident like the 2009 BDR mutiny does not recur in the future.
20 December 2015, 04:56 AM

Atmosphere favourable for municipal polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says the county’s overall situation is favourable for holding the upcoming municipality elections.
19 December 2015, 06:02 AM

BSF hands over 19 Bangladeshis to BGB

Nineteen Bangladeshi nationals who were detained in India for trespassing are handed over to local authority via Benapole border.
18 December 2015, 13:03 PM

874 turtles recovered in Benapole

Border guards recover 874 turtles worth over Tk 2 crore from India-bordering Benapole area of Jessore’s Sharsha upazila.
13 December 2015, 10:16 AM

48 trafficking victims return from Myanmar

A number of 48 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar authorities from the Bay of Bengal, return home following a flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar border guards.
2 December 2015, 07:08 AM

Dhaka jail's security boosted, BGB deployed

Security around the Dhaka Central Jail has been boosted and paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been deployed in Dhaka and Chittagong to maintain security.
21 November 2015, 12:26 PM

BGB deployed in Dhaka

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is deployed in Dhaka for 12 hours to maintain security in the capital.
18 November 2015, 11:45 AM