Staff Reporter
BGB Director General (DG) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui has said despite constant protests the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has been continuing the illegal push-in or pushback drives through various points of the common borders.
Occasionally, the unilateral BSF moves are stopped for a day or two, but the process has not been completely stopped. In some cases, BSF is also pushing Indian citizens and Rohingyas, which is a gross violation of human rights. We strongly protest to the BSF.
The BGB director general made these remarks in response to questions from journalists after the training graduation parade of the 103rd recruit batch of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Satkania of Chattogram on Thursday.
He said, “We are constantly protesting strongly to the BSF. We asked them to handover as per the rules. Not only are Bangladeshis being pushed back, in some cases Indian citizens along with Rohingya citizens are also forced into the country.”
To another question of a journalist, Major General Ashrafuzzaman further said, there is a shortage of manpower. This is a relative issue. Our manpower is about 57,000 in total. We have a 4,427-kilometer long border. There are also various types of hostile terrain. Compared to that, the manpower needs to be increased further. Our recruitment process is going on, the DG added.
Earlier, Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui said that the young soldiers will sacrifice their lives if necessary to protect the integrity of the motherland, but will not allow even an inch of the country’s soil to be lost.
