BGB
‘Narrow escape from crossfire’
With his hands tied, trader Abdul Basit was forced to get off a police van at Rarai village in Sylhet’s Zakiganj upazila in the dead of night on September 13, 2019.
22 May 2024
Don’t ‘criminals’ have the right to access justice?
It is mind-boggling that, by claiming that all those killed at the border “are criminals,” the head of BSF has acknowledged that his force has concurrently arrogated the roles of petitioner, judge, jury, and executioner.
19 August 2022
BSF returns Bangladeshi who crossed border to ‘watch IPL match in India’
Cricket fans are the most die-hard, it appears, as a Bangladeshi entered India illegally to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL).
17 April 2022
6-day BGB-BSF DG level conference from Dec 25
Killing or injuring and firing on innocent Bangladeshi citizens on the border with India will dominate the six-day director general level conference between BGB and BSF scheduled to begin at New Delhi on December 25.
24 December 2019
2 Rohingyas killed in Bandarban ‘gunfight’
Two suspected Rohingya criminals have been killed in a “gunfight” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban.
17 November 2019
BGB-BSF firing unfortunate: Home minister
Terming the firing incident on Rajshahi border "unfortunate," Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the misunderstanding will be resolved through talks between the chiefs of BGB and BSF.
18 October 2019
BGB fixes Pakistan era border pillars
Forty-eight years after the independence of Bangladesh, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has completely removed Pakistan’s name from all the border pillars of the country.
12 September 2019
Prashanth’s Death In ‘Crossfire’: Family, BGB, police contradict each other
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police are making contradictory claims over the videographer who was killed in a “gunfight” with BGB men in Cumilla on early Friday.
29 June 2019
BGB concludes training of 93rd recruiting batch
The training of 93rd recruiting batch of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has concluded with a closing parade in Chattogram.
27 June 2019
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Dinajpur
A Bangladeshi national is shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Dharmajoin border in Dinajpur’s Biral upazila.
26 May 2019
BGB, Myanmar police take measures to curb border crime
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF) initiate different measures preventing the flow of narcotic items including yaba on the bordering area between the two countries.
9 April 2019
Bangladesh-Myanmar border talk begins tomorrow
A five-day border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF) will begin at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar tomorrow.
5 April 2019
Smuggled imitation ornaments seized
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized huge quantity of Indian smuggled imitation ornaments from Sadipur border area under Benapole Police Station early Sunday.
26 February 2019
Shooting Villagers: Complaints lodged against 7 BGB men
Villagers have pressed charges against Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) over the incident of firing in Lalmonirhat that left three villagers dead earlier this month.
24 February 2019
5.5 lakh yaba pills seized in Bandarban, Cox's Bazar
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh and Rapid Action Battalion yesterday seized over 5.5 lakh yaba tablets in Bandarban and Cox's Bazar.
15 February 2019
Three killed as BGB opens fire
Three people were killed and at least 16 others suffered bullet wounds yesterday as members of a BGB patrol team opened fire following a scuffle with locals in Thakurgaon's Baharampur village.
12 February 2019
BGB 'rescues' Myanmar Army man in Bandarban
The Border Guard Bangladesh has “rescued” a member of the Myanmar Army along the border in Bandarban.
26 January 2019
No resolution for stranded Rohingyas
The fates of the 31 stranded Rohingyas living on the no-man's land in Kaziatali border of Brahmanbaria's Kasba upazila for three days remains up in the air as yesterday's flag meeting between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) ended inconclusively.
20 January 2019
Arms trader held with pistol in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrest an arms trader along with a foreign-made pistol from Sadipur border area in Benapole.
6 December 2018
BGB man dies trying to stop smuggling
A Border Guard Bangladesh member drowned in the bordering Sonai river after being tangled in a rope used for smuggling goods in Satkhira's Kolaroa on Saturday night.
28 October 2018