Border standoff: 10 stranded in Panchagarh for over 36 hours
Panchagarh, June 6 -- Ten people, including women and children, remained stranded at the zero line along the Panchagarh border for more than 36 hours on Saturday after efforts by border forces of Bangladesh and India failed to resolve a standoff over an alleged push-in attempt.
According to local sources and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) attempted to push the group into Bangladesh through the Barabari Pradhanpara border area in Harivasa union of Panchagarh Sadar upazila early Friday.
However, BGB personnel prevented their entry and refused to accept them, maintaining its stance against any form of push-in. The BSF also did not take the group back, leaving them stranded at the border.
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