Border Guard Bangladesh personnel seized illegal Indian current nets, medicines and leaf cigarettes in separate operations in Kushtia, with a total seizure value of Tk44.85 lakh. The information was released in a press statement sent on behalf of the commander of Kushtia Battalion, 47 BGB, and published on July 27, 2026.

In an operation in the Bhalabaria area of the upazila, BGB recovered 590 kilograms of ownerless illegal Indian current nets, 25 China nets and 25 kilograms of net thread. The seized fishing-related materials were valued at Tk41.80 lakh. BGB said the recovered illegal nets were subsequently burned and destroyed.

In a separate operation at Dharmadaha field on the Daulatpur border, personnel recovered 500 Indian dexamethasone tablets, 500 cyproheptadine tablets and 98 packets of leaf cigarettes, all found ownerless. The seizure value of those materials was Tk305,390. The press statement did not identify any owner of the goods or report any arrests in connection with either operation.