Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)

3 held with 11kg gold in Jashore

Three people are arrested while trying to smuggle gold worth around Tk 6.60 crore into India through the bordering area of Benapole in Jashore, according to officials of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
20 January 2020, 11:31 AM

BGB requests Myanmar troops to remove explosives from borders

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has requested Myanmar Police Force to remove improvised explosive devices (IED) or mines from the bordering areas, the paramilitary force’s Director General (DG) Maj Gen Md Shafeenul Islam says.
8 January 2020, 10:02 AM

445 Bangladeshis back from India in last 2 months: BGB chief

A total of 445 Bangladeshi nationals returned from India in last two months following the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by the Indian government, virtually stripping about 19 lakh people of citizenship.
2 January 2020, 09:21 AM

32 held while entering Bangladesh from India

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detain 32 people while they were illegally entering Bangladesh from India through Daulatpur border of Benapole.
24 November 2019, 13:10 PM

BSF returns body of Bangladeshi man through Chuadanga frontier

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed the body of a Bangladeshi man to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). He was shot dead by BSF early Thursday, at zero point of Joynagar border in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga.
7 September 2019, 05:57 AM

BGB's vigilance increased at Sylhet border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) raise vigilance at all bordering areas in Sylhet after about 19.7 lakh people were excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam.
31 August 2019, 13:04 PM

BSF detains 4 Bangladeshi nationals

Members of Border Security Force in India detained four Bangladeshi nationals in the border area of Thakurgaon’s Haripur upazila on Thursday afternoon.
30 August 2019, 18:00 PM

8 Bangladeshis return after serving jail in India

Eight young Bangladeshi girls return home through the Benapole checkpost after serving two years in an Indian prison.
21 August 2019, 04:48 AM

BGB, BSF exchange sweets, greetings on Eid day

The Border Security Force of India and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) exchange sweets and wishes on the occasion of Eid-ul Adha at designated points along the 4,096-km frontier between the two countries.
12 August 2019, 13:11 PM

Gunfight with BGB: 2 suspected drug peddlers killed in Cox’s Bazar

Two suspected drug peddlers including a Rohingya man were killed in a “gunfight” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night.
24 July 2019, 18:00 PM

46 BGB officials awarded

A total of 46 officials of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are awarded for their contributions and act of valour in the line of duty in 2018.
16 July 2019, 15:27 PM

‘Drug dealer’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB

A suspected drug trader was killed in a “gunfight” with the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

BGB deployed at St Martin's after 22yrs

Border Guard Bangladesh personnel were deployed with “heavy weapons” to the Saint Martin's island yesterday for checking smuggling and ensuring security of the tiny island in the Bay of Bengal.
7 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Heavily armed BGB at St Martin's Island

Heavily armed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troopers are deployed at St Martin’s Island for ensuring overall security of the Island.
7 April 2019, 12:44 PM

BGB won’t conduct raids at cattle sheds in bordering areas: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says that the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) would not visit cattle sheds and markets in the country’s bordering area.
4 April 2019, 13:25 PM

3rd phase UZ polls: Addl BGB, Rab men deployed in risk-prone areas

The Election Commission deploys additional members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in 24 risk-prone upazilas ahead of the tomorrow’s third phase of upazila elections.
23 March 2019, 14:34 PM

‘Drug trader’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’

A suspected drug trader is killed in a reported gunfight with members of paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
14 March 2019, 06:33 AM

Dhaka returns 'lost' Myanmar soldier

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday handed back a Myanmar soldier more than two months after he strayed across the border into a jungle in the Muslim-majority nation, a senior official said.
3 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh hands over ‘detained’ Myanmar army man

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over a member of Myanmar Army to Myanmar today, 39 days after he was “detained” along the border in Bandarban on January 24, an official of the Bangladeshi paramilitary force has said.
3 March 2019, 10:08 AM

'An untoward incident', steps after probe

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam says the incident of Thakurgaon's Baharampur village is unexpected.
18 February 2019, 18:00 PM