Dhaka, May 9 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has stepped up surveillance and security patrols along the country's western frontiers in Jashore and Rajshahi, as tensions escalate between India and Pakistan.
Officials say the heightened measures are designed to prevent illegal border crossings and ensure stability amid regional uncertainty.
According to Lt Colonel Saifullah Siddiqui, commanding officer of the BGB-49 Battalion, the force has intensified its patrols across a 70-kilometre stretch of the Jashore border under the watch of the Jashore-70 Battalion.
"We are on high alert," he said, noting that the move is a precautionary step to prevent any unauthorized entry from across the Indian border.
Similar measures are in place along a ...