Four children and four women were among those pushed in, an earlier report says
June 15, 2026
Kushtia Correspondent
bdnews24.com
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has taken back 12 people who were stranded at the zero line following an attempted “push-in” at the Kushtia's Daulatpur border.
The move came around 10:30am on Monday after a flag meeting between the BSF and the Border Guard Bangladesh at the Pragpur border, said BGB’s Lt Col Rashed Kamal Rony, commander of Kushtia-47 BGB.
Border guards are holding their ground after the group is sent towards Bangladesh from India
The group spends hours exposed to the elements before the situation changes
Border tensions ease after the overnight impasse ended
More than 30 hours after the standoff began, the group remains trapped between the two countries in Kushtia
The group includes three men, three women and three children who remain stranded in no-man's land
The group remained stranded at the frontier after repeated attempts to force them into Bangladesh failed
