High Alert In Assam: BSF Reinforces Border Amid Bangladesh Crisis

The Border Security Force (BSF) is on high alert along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam in response to the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh.

District Commissioner Mridul Yadav stated that the Integrated Check Post (ICP) has been closed since Monday. This closure affects not only import-export activities but also the movement of people.

“We are on high alert and ensuring that no incidents of violence occur. The BSF is on high alert, and the ICP has been closed since Monday. This affects both import-export and people’s movement. An army company has been deployed to camp with the BSF, providing additional security. Since last week, no Indian student or citizen has crossed to this side,” Yadav told ANI.

In Assam, four districts—Cachar, Karimganj, Dhubri, and South Salmara—share their border with Bangladesh.

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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a committee, led by the Additional Director General (ADG) of the BSF Eastern Command, to monitor the situation at the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB). The Additional Director General of the BSF Eastern Command chairs the five-member committee.

In a letter dated August 9, Under Secretary to the Government of India Smitha Viju announced, “It has been decided to constitute a committee consisting of the following members: a. ADG, BSF, Eastern Command as the Chairman, b. IG, BSF Frontier HQ South Bengal, c. IG, BSF Frontier HQ Tripura, d. Member (Planning and Development), LPAI, and e. Secretary, LPAI.”

The office memorandum further stated that the committee will maintain communication channels with their counterpart authorities in Bangladesh to ensure the safety of Indian citizens and people belonging to minority communities in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is currently experiencing a fluid political situation.Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tendered her resignation on August 5 amid mounting protests. The unrest began in early July with demands for reforming the quota system that reserves civil service jobs for specific groups, including descendants of 1971 war veterans.

The situation escalated as students opposed a new policy allocating government jobs to descendants of freedom fighters, leading to violence, including attacks on state television headquarters and police booths in Dhaka.

(WITH INPUTS FROM ANI)

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