Four Bangladeshi nationals, including two children, were handed over to their family after being pushed into Bangladesh territory by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) at the Roumari border in Kurigram. The handover took place on Thursday morning, confirmed Roumari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Kawsar Ali. The individuals were identified as Belal Hossain, his wife Sumi Akter, and their two daughters, Faima and Fatema Akter.

According to local sources, a flag meeting between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and BSF was held late Wednesday night, after which the four were handed over to the police on humanitarian grounds. The police later verified their identities and returned them to Belal Hossain’s mother the same night. However, five other people reportedly remained stranded in the no-man’s land amid adverse weather conditions.

Earlier, on June 14, BSF personnel from Assam’s South Salmara Mankachar district had attempted to push six Bangladeshi citizens into Bangladesh, but BGB and locals prevented the entry, leaving nine people stuck in total along the border area.