Kolkata. A group of about 600 people were stopped by the BSF from entering India at the border in West Bengal as political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh. The BSF has been on high alert since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power and fled the country on Monday. Several people from this group of Bangladeshis tried to enter India on Wednesday. They pleaded with the BSF personnel to allow them to enter. On the eve of the interim government coming to power in Bangladesh, they claimed that they feared a threat to their lives.
BSF officials said groups of people from Bangladesh tried to enter India by crossing the border at South Berubari village in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district. They appealed to us and sought permission to enter the country. They said they feared being attacked and also feared for their lives. They were explained that it was not possible to let them enter like this. While some of the groups of people dispersed, many were still at the border on Wednesday evening. They were hoping that they would eventually be allowed to cross the border.
The appeal of the people of Bangladesh
A local citizen told news agency PTI that people gathered across the barbed wire were pleading to be allowed inside. The resident said that the people of Bangladesh said that ‘we are helpless. They recalled their terrible experiences.’ It is worth noting that problems were already brewing in Bangladesh before the January 7 elections. In which Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League won a landslide victory. But the electoral process was not considered free and fair by most people.
As soon as Hasina ran away… the crowd on the Indian border in Bangladesh is increasing rapidly, BSF has become alert
When the students got angry, there was a ruckus again
However, the student protests began in June when Bangladesh’s High Court restored 30 percent reservation in government jobs for family members of freedom fighters from Bangladesh’s 1971 independence war. Later, the country’s Supreme Court reduced this quota. But Sheikh Hasina’s way of handling the situation and labelling the protesters as traitors infuriated the students. Students continued to protest demanding Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and on Sunday, more than 100 people were killed and dozens injured in clashes between protesters and police across the country.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 8, 2024, 06:46 IST
