Dhaka, May 22 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have rescued a family of five individuals near the Ramgarh border in Khagrachhari, who were allegedly forced into Bangladesh across the Feni River by India's Border Security Force (BSF).

Members of the Mahamuni Border Outpost under Ramgarh BGB Battalion-43 detained them on charges of illegal entry after they were pulled out of the river around 6am on Thursday.

Ramgarh Upazila's acting Executive Officer, Ismat Jahan Tuhin, said BSF reportedly forced them across the border into Bangladesh near the Ramgarh-Sabroom border around midnight on Wednesday.

The individuals, now in the custody of Bangladeshi authorities, have been identified as Umed Ali, 42, his wife Selina Begum, 35, and their three...