Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained former Shibir upazila president Md. Atik Hasan, aged 25, along with a motorcycle and local weapons at Auliar Hat near the India border in Sreerampur Union of Patgram upazila, Lalmonirhat. The arrest took place on Saturday during an anti-smuggling operation conducted by the 61 BGB Teesta Battalion. The seized items and the detainee are in the process of being handed over to Patgram Police Station. According to Patgram Police Station Officer-in-Charge Nazmul Haque, BGB filed a smuggling case and transferred the suspect with the seized weapons and motorcycle to the police. Patgram upazila Shibir president Khorhshed Alam confirmed that Atik Hasan had been expelled from the organization in 2022 for lack of dedication to party activities. The BGB continues its anti-smuggling operations along the Lalmonirhat border, and legal procedures regarding the current arrest are underway.