Rozina Akter is a sixth-grade student at a school in Kolkata, India, where she lived happily with her parents and five siblings.

However, everything changed in an instant when the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) attempted to push 11 people, including her parents and siblings, into Bangladesh through the Thakurgaon border.

The eyes that once dreamt of achieving big things through education are now filled with fear, uncertainty, and insecurity.

On Friday (June 5) night, the BSF attempted to push 11 individuals—comprising men, women, and children—into Bangladesh through the Mashalgaon border in Haripur Upazila under Thakurgaon district.

However, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) successfully resisted the attempt, forcing them back into Indian territory.

Since then, the group has been stranded under the open sky on the other side of the barbed-wire fence for three consecutive days, as the BSF has not yet taken them back.

Despite two rounds of flag meetings between the border forces, no solution has been reached.

As a result, they have been living under inhumane conditions on the border-adjacent land for three days.

Enduring scorching heat and rain, they are fighting a grim battle for survival without proper food or facilities to bathe.

Although the villagers of the Mashalgaon border area have provided some dry food out of humanity, it remains highly inadequate.

Rozina’s tears do not seem to stop as she watches her physically challenged younger brother and nine-month-old pregnant mother suffer from severe hunger and thirst. All she wants now is to return home quickly.

According to BGB sources, at around 3:30 am on the night of June 5, the BSF attempted to push 11 people into Bangladesh near border pillar 349/7-S within the jurisdiction of the Mashalgaon Border Outpost (BOP) in Haripur Upazila.

Upon receiving the information, a BGB patrol team rushed to the spot, identified them, and successfully blocked their entry into Bangladesh.

The group includes three men, four women, and four children. Currently, they are staying approximately 50 yards inside Indian territory from the zero line.

During initial questioning, the stranded individuals revealed that they had been residing in the Dum Dum area of West Bengal, India.

On May 26, Indian law enforcement agencies took them into custody and held them at a specific location, where around 200 to 300 other individuals were also being kept.

Later, they were divided into different groups and moved to various border areas.

They further claimed that they were transported in an Indian police vehicle to the Bahargaon camp of the 87 BSF Battalion, where they were detained for a day.

Following this, on the night of June 6, they were brought directly to the border line in an attempt to push them into Bangladesh.

Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Al Moin Hasan, Commanding Officer of the Dinajpur 42 BGB Battalion, stated that a maximum alert has been issued along the border area, and patrolling activities have been significantly intensified.

Company commander-level flag meetings between the BGB and BSF are ongoing to resolve the issue.

He emphasized that the BGB remains strictly vigilant at all times to prevent any form of illegal infiltration or push-in attempts across the border, and efforts are underway to reach a swift resolution through bilateral discussions.