Border Guard Bangladesh seized 28 cattle allegedly brought from India through smuggling, along with a steel-body boat, in the Midhnagar border area of Sunamganj. Members of Bangalbhita BOP under BGB’s 28 Battalion conducted the operation before dawn on Wednesday in the Bakatala area of Banshikunda Uttar Union.

According to sources at Sunamganj 28 Battalion, the medium-sized cattle were being transported by the steel-body boat from India and were allegedly intended for trafficking into the country’s interior. BGB personnel acted on secret information to recover the cattle and seize the boat. No one was arrested because the alleged smugglers fled after detecting the presence of BGB members.

The estimated market value of the seized cattle is Tk 2.53 million. Lieutenant Colonel A K M Zakaria Kadir, commander of Sunamganj 28 BGB Battalion, said the recovered cattle were deposited with the Sunamganj customs office after completion of legal procedures. He said BGB has further strengthened patrols and surveillance to prevent smuggling at the border.