Indo-Bangla border at Fulbari put on high alert,Nepal orders red alert at border points with India

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EOI, SILIGURI, AUGUST 6, 2024 : The Indo-Bangla border at Fulbari has been put on high alert after the unrest in Bangladesh. Border Security Force jawans are keeping strict vigilance at the border to stop any illegal infiltration from Bangladesh. The Indo-Bangla land border is spread along a length of 4,156 km, and BSF has sounded a high alert along its entire length to maintain strict vigilance. Since Monday, additional forces have been deployed along the border, and electronic surveillance has been stepped up to stop migrations.

“The number of troops on the border has been increased,” DIG A K Arya, who is the BSF South Bengal Frontier spokesperson, said on Tuesday. The number of troops guarding the borders was raised following a meeting at the BSF Headquarters at New Town in Kolkata where BSF Director-General Daljit Singh was present.

Meanwhile, several Bangladeshi nationals were seen returning to Bangladesh via Fulbari border on Tuesday. The people, while speaking with newspersons at the border, said that they were returning home in the hope of finding a peaceful environment after the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina government and his departure from Bangladesh on Monday. Lipi Sen, a resident of Thakurgaon Zilla, said that they came to Siliguri last Sunday for medical treatment and now they were returning home. “We have heard the situation is better now, but still nothing can be said definitively. We are in a dilemma about what to do next if the situation worsens again. We hope that peace may prevail in the country again.” Masuda, a resident of Dinajpur, had come along with her daughter to tour India. They visit north Bengal quite often. She said that she landed in Siliguri last Saturday. She was also returning on Tuesday via the Fulbari border. She said, “Let’s see what happens, we have to face the situation whatsoever comes our way.”

On the Indo-Nepal border, the Nepal Government has issued a ‘red alert’ at the border points, including Kakarbhitta near Panitanki and at the borders of Illam, Koshi, and Limbuni provinces. Along the Indo-Nepal border, the Nepalese army and the police are keeping strict vigil after a directive issued by the Home Ministry of Nepal. The DG BSF, along with Additional Director General Ravi Gandhi and Inspector General South Bengal Frontier Maninder P. S. Pawar, during the day visited the International Check Post Petrapole and the highly sensitive border outpost at Ranaghat. The main objective was to assess the tactical and operational preparedness and deployment strategies of BSF at these key locations in view of the recent developments in Bangladesh.

At ICP Petrapole, the DG BSF visited the passenger terminal and cargo terminal and reviewed the complex operational challenges faced by the BSF personnel. At the Ranaghat BOP, the DG BSF held a meeting with BSF officers to review the current situation in Bangladesh and discussed operational strategies to deal with illegal infiltration and smuggling. The Director General emphasized the need to increase vigilance and take effective measures to deal with these challenges. At the conclusion of the visit, the DG addressed the officers and jawans in a Sainik Sammelan, in which the current situation in Bangladesh was discussed and clear instructions were given for preparedness to cope with the emerging situation in Bangladesh.