Dhaka, June 23 -- Over the past six weeks, Bangladesh has faced a deeply troubling spike in illegal cross-border push-ins from India. As per report published in the New Nation on Sunday, with 1,597 individuals - among them suspected Indian nationals, Bangladeshi returnees, and at least 64 Rohingyas - detained between 7 May and 19 June, the scale of the issue reveals not only a breach of border protocols but also an alarming disregard for human rights and international law.
While the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and allied forces continue their efforts to contain the influx, the challenge of managing such porous and remote terrain is compounded by India's apparent unwillingness to honour established repatriation mechanisms.
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