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Indian national held with 18 gold bars worth Tk 2cr in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday arrested an Indian national along with 18 gold bars from Mujibnagar bordering area in Meherpur district. The arrestee was identified as Nur Hossain, 48, son of Sonai Sheikh of Indias Nadia district. Tipped off, a team of BGB-6 Battalion of...
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 147.84 cr in Dec
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized arms, ammunition, drugs and other contraband items worth Tk 147.84 crore during anti-smuggling drives across the country, especially in bordering areas in the month of December, reports UNB. During the period, the paramilitary force seized 4.192...
'Never turn your back to the enemy, never lose an inch of land': Home Affairs Adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen(retd) MohammadJahangir Alam Chowdhury urged the newly recruited soldiers of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to never turn their backs to the enemy at the border. He emphasized, In defense of the motherland, you must be ready to sacrifice your lives if needed, but never...
BGB detains Nigerian national for illegal intrusion from India
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a Nigerian national for intruding into the country from India through Parshuram border of Feni early Sunday, reports UNB. BGB members detained Gilbert Aphe along with some medicines, a watch, a mobile phone set, and other valuables, said Lt. Col Mohammad...
Full-fledged commission formed to probe BDR carnage
The government on Tuesday announced a seven-member national independent investigation commission led by former director general of BGB, A L M Fazlur Rahman, to re-investigate into the BDR (now Border Guard Bangladesh) massacre at Pilkhana on February 25 and 26, 2009. The Cabinet Division...
Ex-BGB chief Mainul Islam detained
Immigration police detained former Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Lt Gen (Retd) Mainul Islam at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while leaving the country for Canada on Tuesday evening. An official from the Immigration Police confirmed the matter. A total of 74 people...
'Letter sent to foreign ministry to bring Hasina back'
Home adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said a letter has been sent to the Foreign Ministry to bring Sheikh Hasina back to the country. The adviser Monday shared the development with media at an event marking Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) day at Pilkhana in the capital. He said:...
Tensions intensify at Biswa Ijtema ground after clashes; 2 dead
Authorities have tightened security in and around the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi to prevent any untoward incidents following violent clashes between two groups that left two people dead and many injured. A large contingent of the Army, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Rapid Action Battalion...
BGB and BSF exchange sweets at Hili border to mark Victory Day
In a gesture of goodwill and camaraderie, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) exchanged sweets with the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday morning to commemorate Bangladeshs Victory Day. The exchange occurred around 10 am at the zero line near Check Post Gate, adjacent to Sub-Pillar 11...
BGB ready to tackle any untoward situation at frontiers
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is completely ready to tackle any untoward situation at frontiers, reports BSS. BGB is fully prepared and alert to prevent any kind of unwanted situation or mischief at the borders, said BGB headquarters in a short message Tuesday. Following an attack on...
BGB detains 47 Bangladeshi nationals from Maheshpur border area
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 47 Bangladeshi nationals during separate raids in various border areas under Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB) of Jhenaidah on Saturday, reports UNB. Lieutenant Colonel Shah Md. Azizus Shahid, Commander of Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB), confirmed the matter....
Four platoons BGB deployed in Shahbagh area
Four platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in the capitals Shahbagh, Matsya Bhaban, and Hotel InterContinental areas to maintain law and order. Md Shariful Islam, public relations officer of the BGB, confirmed the media on Tuesday (November 26). Earlier on Monday, six...
Two Bangladeshi citizens injured in BSF firing at Kasba border
Two Bangladeshis injured in Indias Border Security Force (BSF) firing at Kasba border; victims hospitalized with bullet wounds. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) confirmed the incident and lodges protest against the attack. Two Bangladeshis were injured on Monday afternoon (November 25) when the...
Gold jewelry valued at Tk 3.8 million seized in Chuadanga
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized 22 gold ornaments valued at approximately 3.8 million taka in Darshana, Chuadanga. The gold items, weighing a total of 306 grams, were confiscated from Chaygharia village near the Darshana border around 10 am on Saturday. Major Kazi Asif Ahmed,...
Smuggled goods worth over Tk1.65cr seized at Sylhet-Sunamganj border
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drivesseized Indian smuggled goods, including contraband items, worth about overTk 1.65 crore from different areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj border districtson Saturday. Based on secret information, the BGB personnel in its anti-smuggling drivesin...
Gazipur AL leader arrested attempting to flee to India
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested Asadur Rahman Kiron, Vice-President of the Awami Leagues Gazipur Metropolitan unit and former panel mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, while he was allegedly attempting to flee to India through the Shikarpur border in Sharsha upazila, Jashore, reports UNB....
2 Indian citizens among 7 held in Rangamati
Seven individuals including two Indian nationals have been detained by the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from a speedboat in Barkal Launch ghat in Rangamati district, reports UNB. Tipped off, a team of BGB-45 conducted a drive at a Rangamati-bound speedboat from Choto Harina area...
Inauguration of BGB-built school in Punnamanichhara and distribution of educational supplies
BGB to become a symbol of border security and trust, as part of this directive from the Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), a new school building constructed by the BGB in Punnamanichhara Para, a remote border area in the hilly region of Jurachhari Upazila, Rangamati, was officially...
BGB detain 36 Bangladeshis for attempting to cross Jhenaidah border
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 36 Bangladeshis, including eight children, for trying to cross into India through the border in Jhenaidahs Maheshpur upazila, authorities said on Wednesday. They were detained in the border areas of Matila, Baghadanga, Samanta, Kholashpur, Paliyanpur,...
191 BGB platoons deployed across country
To maintain law and order, 191 platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across Dhaka and other parts of the country, reports Dhaka Tribune. This information was provided in a message by BGB Headquarters Public Relations Officer Md Shariful Islam on Sunday morning....
BGB seizes Tk 2 crore worth of smuggled goods
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods valued at over Tk 2 crore along the Feni border on Friday, reports UNB. Lt Col. Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, commander of the BGB Feni battalion, confirmed the matter. A team from 4-BGB under Debapur, Champaknagar, and Khejuria BOP...