Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has thwarted several attempts by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push people into Bangladesh through river routes along the Sundarbans coastal border in Satkhira. According to BGB sources, between June 8 and the early hours of June 10, members of BSF’s 74th and 77th battalions gathered around 18 to 20 men, women, and children near the border to send them across by river and other points. The attempts failed due to BGB’s strict surveillance and immediate preventive measures in the Nildumur area under BGB-17 Battalion.

To prevent further incidents, BGB-17 has implemented special measures, including deploying additional personnel at border outposts, strengthening night patrols with motorcycles and ATVs, and conducting awareness campaigns through loudspeakers. High-speed boats are patrolling the rivers to block illegal crossings, and local residents are being engaged in awareness meetings. A Quick Response Force remains on standby at the battalion headquarters to handle any situation.

BGB officials stated that no individual or group will be allowed to enter Bangladesh illegally and that all push-in attempts are being strictly resisted.