Bangladesh, June 22 -- Since May 2025, the Indian Border Security Force has renewed its resort to 'push-ins' - a sad and desperate last resort, when you yourself probably lack the capacity to organise a formal deportation or repatriation process.

It all started in the remote Chittagong Hill Tracts district of Khagrachari, where what was then reported as 80 Indian nationals were pushed into Bangladesh on May 6, apparently after labelling them as Bangladeshis.

According to Border Guard Bangladesh sources, BSF pushed 27 people into Bangladesh through the Shantipur border and another 23 through Achalong Para of Taindong Union. Besides, 30 people were pushed in through the Ruposhi Para border of Panchhari Upazila.

The group who were pushed...