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Bangladesh said connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) that the issues of alleged “push-ins” by India and borderline killings would beryllium discussed astatine an upcoming gathering betwixt the heads of the 2 countries' borderline guarding forces.
The 57th variation of the bi-annual Director General-level borderline coordination league betwixt the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) volition beryllium held successful New Delhi betwixt June 8 and 11.
“The concern connected the frontier, bilateral practice and peculiarly the contented of amerciable push-ins volition beryllium placed with value (by BGB),” Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed told reporters astatine his office.
India maintains that “only amerciable intruders” are pushed into Bangladesh pursuing owed procedures.
New Delhi says its argumentation is that "all amerciable overseas nationals staying successful India indispensable beryllium repatriated arsenic per our laws, process and established bilateral arrangements." Last month, responding to a remark by a Bangladeshi Minister connected the contented of "push-ins", Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We expect Bangladesh to expedite nationality verification truthful that repatriation of amerciable immigrants tin instrumentality spot successful a creaseless manner."
At the four-day league starting connected Monday (June 8), the Bangladeshi delegation volition beryllium led by BGB chief Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui portion the Indian squad volition beryllium headed by BSF DG Praveen Kumar.
The league comes arsenic BGB intensified vigil on its frontiers with India to halt what it calls “illegal push-in” attempts successful caller weeks.
“Our BGB men stay connected precocious alert on the frontier. Any effort of amerciable push-ins oregon unlawful borderline crossings volition beryllium firmly resisted,” the state-run BSS quality bureau quoted Mr. Ahmed arsenic saying.
The word "push-in" is typically utilized to picture the enactment of people, believed to beryllium amerciable migrants, being forcefully sent crossed borders. Countries that nonstop them backmost often usage the word "pushback".
India shares a 4,096-km planetary borderline with Bangladesh, retired of which astir 860 km remains unfenced, including 174.51 km of the "not feasible for fencing" gap.
The DG-level borderline talks betwixt the countries were held annually betwixt 1975 and 1992, but they were made bi-annual successful 1993, with either broadside alternatively travelling to the nationalist capitals of New Delhi and Dhaka.
