BGB says the two men crossed the border near Minatila in Sylhet and were carrying an airgun, 35 rounds of pellet ammunition, and two machetes.
The two Indian nationals detained by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) pose for a photograph with in Sylhet’s Jaintiapur upazila on 11 November 2026. Photo: Courtesy
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The two Indian nationals detained by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) pose for a photograph with in Sylhet’s Jaintiapur upazila on 11 November 2026. Photo: Courtesy
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday (11 November) detained two Indian nationals after they illegally crossed into Bangladesh through the Minatila border area of Sylhet’s Jaintiapur Upazila, carrying an airgun, 35 rounds of pellets and two machetes.
The detainees were identified as Batim Tuta, 28, and Tempo, 20. BGB also recovered two used mobile phones from them.
In a press release, BGB said its patrol team detained the two men after they crossed the international border between border pillars 1282/10-S and 1282/9-S and entered an area known as Anarash Bagan, about 150 yards inside Bangladesh.
The force said it recovered an airgun, 35 rounds of pellet ammunition, two machetes and the mobile phones from them.
Lieutenant Colonel Nur Uddin Ahmad, commanding officer of Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB), said the two Indian men had crossed the border illegally and entered Bangladesh carrying weapons.
They were later handed over to Jaintiapur Police Station, he added.
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