Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 153 Mon. October 25, 2004  
   
National


Illegal border-crossing
6 Bangladeshis handed over to BDR by BSF


The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over six Bangladeshi youths to BDR on Saturday.

They are Krishna Chandra Das of Tilpara village in Nasirnagar; Kabir Das, Rabindra Chandra Barman and Nipendra Chandra Barman of Gurdigi village in Ashugonj in Brahmanbaria district; Paritush Biswas of Berachar village in Raipur in Narsengdi and Dulal of Muradnagar in Comilla district.

Police said they were arrested by BSF as they had gone to India illegally to see Durga Puja.

BDR handed them to Akaura police, who sent them to court.