Bangladesh has accused India of repeatedly violating bilateral border agreements by forcibly pushing individuals into its territory without following proper legal procedures. According to Bangladeshi officials, India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has been carrying out these actions without verification or repatriation protocols, often dropping off individuals at night, blindfolded, and without documentation.
The Bangladeshi Foreign Affairs Adviser, Md Touhid Hossain, stated that these push-ins breach the 1975 Joint Guidelines and the Coordinated Border Management Plan that both countries are committed to. He emphasized that such actions bypass the established repatriation system, which requires verification of nationality and mutual agreement.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui added that some of the individuals pushed into Bangladesh held Indian citizenship or UNHCR refugee status, including Rohingya refugees. He called these acts serious violations of human rights.
Bangladesh has filed multiple diplomatic protests with the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and is continuing to verify the nationality of those sent across. Since early May, BGB has reported several hundred push-in cases, with many individuals stranded near the border and later rescued by local residents.
India, on the other hand, maintains that it is deporting undocumented migrants, but Bangladeshi officials argue that deportation must follow legal processes—not unilateral actions. They warn that such incidents are straining bilateral ties and have urged India to stop the practice immediately.
While Bangladesh has not taken any retaliatory steps so far, its government says all diplomatic options remain open. Meanwhile, humanitarian groups are urging both nations to uphold international law and ensure that individuals are not subjected to statelessness or forced displacement.
