Border Security Force (BSF)

India's unilateral 'push-ins' in Bangladesh a blow to already strained ties

India must respect international norms in border conduct
8 May 2025, 16:00 PM

“They were criminals”: BSF DG tries to justify Bangladeshis killed on the border

Director General of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh today (July 21, 2022) tried to justify Bangladeshi nationals killed on the border – terming them as “criminals”.
21 July 2022, 12:23 PM

Bangladeshi teen in Indian prison for 'crossing the border illegally to buy favourite chocolate'

A Bangladeshi teenager has been arrested and put in prison for "illegally crossing the border to buy his favourite Indian chocolate", India's Border Security Force sources said today (April 15, 2022).
15 April 2022, 13:36 PM

Indian national held in Petrapole trying to smuggle mobile phones into Bangladesh: BSF

An Indian national was arrested for trying to smuggle mobile phones into Bangladesh through the Petrapole integrated check-post in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the Border Security Force (BSF) has said.
30 August 2020, 12:36 PM

BSF kills Bangladeshi ‘cattle smuggler’ in Lalmonirhat

Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shoot dead an alleged Bangladeshi cattle smuggler at Shamsernagar border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat.
25 June 2020, 07:37 AM

Bangladeshi boy found in empty goods train by BSF in India

A 12-year-old Bangladeshi boy, a suspected victim of human trafficking, has been found by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in a railway wagon at Petrapole in West Bengal, and handed over to Indian Railway police.
23 June 2020, 06:42 AM

BSF kills Bangladeshi on Sylhet border

A Bangladeshi national has been shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Jaflong border in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet.
23 May 2020, 08:21 AM

Bangladeshi detained by BSF on Phulbari border

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detains a Bangladesh national on Khalisakothal border in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila.
20 February 2020, 14:45 PM

BSF kills 2 Bangladeshis at Lalmonirhat border

Two Bangladeshi cattle traders have been shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Hatibandha border in Lalmonirhat.
22 January 2020, 07:17 AM

Injured in ‘BSF firing’ man dies in Kurigram

A young man who was shot and wounded by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) dies at Rangpur medical College Hospital at last night.
4 December 2019, 10:59 AM

Bangladeshi youth shot dead by ‘BSF’ on Sylhet border

A Bangladeshi youth has been shot dead allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Dona border in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila.
30 November 2019, 05:13 AM

BGB-BSF firing unfortunate: Home minister

Terming the firing incident on Rajshahi border "unfortunate," Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the misunderstanding will be resolved through talks between the chiefs of BGB and BSF.
18 October 2019, 13:29 PM

BSF detains 3 Rab men, returns them after 5 hrs

Members of Indian Border Security Force yesterday detained and released three members of Rapid Action Battalion and two of their informers at Ashabari border in Cumilla’s Brahmanpara upazila.
10 October 2019, 18:00 PM

3 Rab men, 2 informants picked up by BSF

Three members of Rapid Action Battalion and their two female informants are picked up by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from the frontier in Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla, police said.
10 October 2019, 08:52 AM

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

Bangladeshi killed by BSF in Moulvibazar

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot dead a Bangladeshi national along Uttar Dimai border area in Baralekha upazila of Moulvibazar early today.
24 August 2019, 14:23 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

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Chapainawabganj border

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shoot dead a Bangladeshi national inside Indian Territory near Gilabari border of Bholahat upazila in Chapainawabganj.
4 June 2019, 14:04 PM

Bangladeshi youth killed by ‘BSF’ in Satkhira

A Bangladeshi man was tortured to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border in Satkhira Sadar upazila, his family members claim.
11 May 2019, 06:55 AM