Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary on Thursday said all Bangladesh nationals who were 'found illegally entering India without any criminal intent' are handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) 'respectfully'.

Responding to a question at a joint media briefing after the four-day BGB-BSF DG level talks, he said they have handed over around 550 Bangladeshi nationals to the BGB.

"In cases, when BGB could not verify the credentials, they were handed over to Indian agencies for deportation through established mechanisms," said the BSF DG.

More than 2,400 cases of verification of Bangladeshi nationals' identities are pending with the High Commission of Bangladesh in New Delhi, Daljit S...