June 17, 2026
News Desk
bdnews24.com
Indian authorities have forcibly expelled ethnic Bengali residents, mostly Muslims from West Bengal, to Bangladesh without due process, leaving dozens of families stranded along the border, according to international rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW).
In a statement on Tuesday, HRW said actions by India’s Border Security Force (BSF), coupled with efforts by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to prevent unauthorised entry, had left families trapped at the “zero line” between the two countries.
