Feni, April 10 -- The Feni district, particularly the Pashuram and Belonia border areas adjoining India's Tripura state, is witnessing a concerning surge in the infiltration of foreign nationals.

Over the past five months, this remote frontier has become an emerging hotspot for unauthorised cross-border movements, particularly involving African nationals.

From 1 November last year to 7 April this year, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained six African nationals who had illegally attempted to cross the border.

These incidents raise questions about the growing use of the Feni frontier by international human trafficking networks.

According to officials, the arrested people often claim to have lost their passports and travel documents. ...