Benapole, May 28 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has intensified patrols and surveillance along different border points in Benapole and Sharsha, under the jurisdictions of the Jessore-49 and Khulna-21 battalions, to prevent push-ins, smuggling and illegal export of rawhide that the ritual of sacrifice yields during Eid-ul-Azha.

The information was confirmed on Thursday by Commanding Officer of Jessore-49 BGB Battalion Lt Col Golam Mohammad Saiful Alam Khan and Commanding Officer of Khulna-21 BGB Battalion Lt Col Nafiz Imtiaz Ahsan.

The BGB officials said adequate numbers of sacrificial animals are slaughtered every year across the country during Eid-ul-Azha and border forces remain on maximum alert to ensure that animal hides are not s...