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- Term of five reform commissions extended
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- NATO retracts comment on death of 4 US soldiers in Lithuania
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- 144 more Bangladeshi nationals return home from Libya
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BGB dismisses rumors of 33 missing members
The news of 33 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members went missing during an operation in the Naf River, near the Myanmar border, is nothing but a rumor-based propaganda, BGB stated in a verified Facebook post on Saturday night. BGB clarified, Various social media platforms are spreading false...
Travel embargo imposed on ex-BGB DG Shafeenul, wife
A Dhaka court on Thursday imposed a travel embargo on former director general (DG) of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen (retd) Md Shafeenul Islam and his wife Soma Islam. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a petition of the...
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth tk170cr in Feb
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized items worth taka 170.18 crore during anti-smuggling drives across the country, reports UNB. BGB members have seized arms, ammunition, drugs and other contraband items during the drives across the country, especially in bordering areas in the...
No cause for concern regarding border security: Home-adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured that there is no cause for concern regarding Bangladeshs border security. The border is secure. There is no reason to panic, he told reporters on Saturday after inaugurating a new Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion in...
BGB recovers 4 gold bars in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered four gold bars weighing around 2.335 kilograms from an abandoned cowshed in Chuadandas Damurhuda upazila on Thursday. According to a media release, signed by Lt. Col Md Nazmul Hasan of the BGB-6 Battalion, a team of the frontier force conducted...
Out of 83 godfathers, only 12 arrested
Illegal drug-dealing mafias remain elusive, with some operating in secret while others continue their business openly. Questions are being raised regarding the arrest of only 12 out of the 83 godfathers listed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DNC). Concerns are growing as many of these drug...
Army chief inaugurates ‘Sinha Memorial Plaque’ in Cox’s Bazar
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman inaugurated the Sinha Memorial Plaque on Thursday at Shamlapur, located in Baharchhara Union, Teknaf Upazila, Coxs Bazar. The memorial was constructed under the overall supervision of the BGB Coxs Bazar Region to honor Major (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed...
Bangladesh, India vow to bring border killings to zero
Bangladesh and India have agreed to take effective measures to bring down border killings of Bangladeshi nationals to zero level and conduct joint inspections in case of carrying out any construction within 150 yards of the frontiers. The two countries reached the agreement after a four-day...
BGB DG pays tribute to language martyrs
Director General (DG) of the Border GuardBangladesh (BGB) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui today (February 21) paidglowing tributes to the language martyrs on the occasion of the Great Shaheed(Martyrs) Day and International Mother Language Day-2025. In the first hour of Ekushey...
BGB-BSF DG-level talks in New Delhi starts Monday
The four-day 55th borders conference of the directors general (DGs)-level of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) will begin in New Delhi, India on Monday. A 13-member BGB delegation led by its DG will take part in the conference. Apart from the senior BGB...
BGB seizes 4 lakh yaba pills in Teknaf
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have recovered four lakh yaba pills during a drive in Teknaf upazila of Coxs Bazar, said the border force on Thursday morning, reports UNB. BGB, however, could not detain anyone in this regard. A media release, signed by Lt. Col Ashiqur Rahman, commandant of the...
BGB deployed in Mohakhali as Titumir students block railway line
Four platoon members of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) have been deployed in the Mohakhali rail gate area. BGB members have taken up positions on the opposite side of the rail gate. They arrived at the scene at around 4:15 pm on Monday. BGB Public Relations Officer (PRO) Md. Shariful Islam...
3 Bangladeshis detained at Panchagarh border while attempting to cross into India
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained three Bangladeshis, including a child and a suspected broker, while attempting to illegally enter India through the Muhurijot border in Panchagarh district, reports UNB. The detainees, taken into custody late Friday, have been identified as Nitai...
BGB-BSF talks in New Delhi on Feb 17-20
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) will hold DG-level talks on February 17 to 20 in New Delhi, reports UNB. During the meeting, border-related issues are proposed to be discussed. We expect all mutually agreed MoUs and Agreements to be honoured, said the...
BSF allegedly erects electric pillars along Bangladesh-India border in Patgram
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has allegedly erected electric pillars along the border in Patgram, Lalmonirhat, violating the International Border Act, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday morning, reports UNB. Local farmers discovered the electric pillars and...
No concessions on any issues with India: BGB Chief
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General, Major General Mohammad AshrafuzzamanSiddiqui, said that no concessions will be made on the uneven agreements or any border-related issues with India. He made the remark during a press conference today (January 29) at the Ministry of Home Affairs...
Unfair deals to get priority in BGB-BSF talks next month: Adviser
A number of Indian actions undermining Bangladeshi sovereignty, including border killings and unfair deals signed during the Awami League autocratic regime, will be discussed in the talks next month between top officials of both countries border forces. Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd)...
BGB authorized to use tear shells, sound grenades
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been given permission to purchase tear shells and sound grenades and they will be able to use them, said Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. The Home Affairs Advisor said this at a press conference held after the meeting...
Bangladesh to procure sound grenades, teargas shells for BGB: Home adviser
The government is set to procure sound grenades and teargas shells for the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. The BGB has always been equipped with deadly weapons, but they have not had non-lethal alternatives like sound...
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...