India ‘pushing back’ Bangladeshis held without documents
The Hindu
India pushing back undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, sparking concerns and increasing tensions between the two countries.
Over the past month, India has been “pushing back” undocumented Bangladeshi migrants detained across the country through the eastern border, government officials told The Hindu.
In one instance, on May 4, two Air India planes transported 300 undocumented migrants, including 200 women and children, who were earlier detained in Gujarat, to Agartala in Tripura. They were subsequently sent to Bangladesh via the land border.
On April 26, the Gujarat Police had detained over 1,000 suspected Bangladeshi nationals from Ahmedabad and Surat.
According to a government official, as many as 295 Bangladeshis were “deported” in 2024, and this year till April 30, around 100 Bangladeshi citizens have been deported and handed over to the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB).
According to the Daily Star, a Bangladesh daily, the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh sent a letter to India on May 8 “raising concern over people being pushed into the country and urged New Delhi to adhere to established repatriation mechanisms”.
The External Affairs Ministry is yet to comment on the subject.
On Wednesday (May 14, 2025), Rajasthan Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel said in Jaipur that about 1,000 suspected Bangladeshi nationals had been identified as residing in different parts of the State. “The first batch of 148 Bangladeshi nationals was transported to Jodhpur and flown to Kolkata on Wednesday (May 14, 2025). From there, they will be deported to Bangladesh,” Mr. Patel said.
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