, June 15 -- The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday took back 12 people, including women and children, from the Pragpur border in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia three days after they were pushed into Bangladesh.

The handover took place around 11:00am following a flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the BSF near border pillar 148/3-S at Pragpur, said Lt Col Rashed Kamal Rony, commanding officer of Kushtia 47 BGB.

According to BGB sources, a delegation, led by Deputy Commanding Officer Nurul Huda, represented the BGB at the meeting, while the BSF team was led by Raninagar Company Commander AC Sunil Kumar Yadav.

BGB officials said the BSF pushed the 12 people into Bangladesh through the Pragpur border around 5:30...