Dhaka, June 9 -- Bangladesh urges India to follow the existing bilateral mechanism for the repatriation of any undocumented migrants instead of resorting to "push-ins" across the border.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam made the call Monday, amid reports of the Indian border force gathering Bengali-speaking people at places on their part of the frontier to send them into Bangladesh.

Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she said Bangladesh's border guards were firmly preventing any attempts to push people into the country without following established procedures.

"Our Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is strongly resisting push-ins. We are not allowing them under any circumstances."

The state minist...