Dhaka, June 16 -- India's Border Security Force (BSF) has tried to push one person through a border point in the Maddherchar area of Jamalpur's Dewanganj Upazila.

However, locals and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have thwarted the effort.

The incident took place near Pillar 1078 of the Jhaudanga BOP in the Upazila on Monday night, said Lt Col Hasanur Rahman, commander of Jamalpur 35 BGB.

BGB and locals said that a 35-year-old man tried to enter Bangladesh from the international zero line in the Maddherchar area on Monday night. When informed, the BGB and locals interrogated him and sent him back.

The man was at the international zero line on Tuesday morning as well.

Local resident Makbul Hossain said, "When a person tried to ente...