Dhaka, June 8 -- Bangladesh has urged India to follow the existing bilateral mechanism for the repatriation of undocumented migrants instead of resorting to "push-ins" across the border, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said on Monday.

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," she said.

The state minister noted that Bangladesh and India have an established mechanism for the return of citizens who are found to be residing illegally in either ...