India, Bangladesh discuss ‘illegal and forced border crossings’ at meeting of security forces
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The Border Security Force and the Border Guard Bangladesh discussed “illegal and forced border crossings”, “border deaths” and other matters related to the India-Bangladesh border during the three-day director-general-level talks that concluded on Thursday, The Hindu reported.
The discussions came against the backdrop of recent allegations by Dhaka that it had thwarted attempts by the Border Security Force to force persons into its territory. India has not yet responded to the allegations.
Since the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam in April 2025, the police in several states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party have been detaining Bengali-speaking persons – mostly Muslims – and asking them to prove that they are Indian.
Several persons have been forced into Bangladesh after they allegedly could not prove their Indian citizenship. In some cases, persons who were mistakenly sent to Bangladesh returned to the country after the state authorities in India proved that they were Indians.
Scroll has also reported on several cases of persons who were forced into Bangladesh being brought back to India, as the authorities had failed to follow the process laid down by the Union home ministry for such deportations.
After the talks concluded on Thursday, the Border Security Force and the Border Guard Bangladesh released separate statements instead of holding a joint press conference, as had been the practice in previous years, the Hindustan Times reported.
The Border Security Force said...