BSF apprehends Bangladeshi national trying to cross international border in West Bengal

The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Bangladeshi national near the Changrabandha Border Outpost (BOP) under Jalpaiguri Sector of North Bengal Frontier deployed on the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, the officials said on Thursday.

The apprehended Bangladeshi national has been identified as Masud Rehman (18 years old) and was trying to infiltrate



India.

"On August 21, 2024, at about 2205 hrs, troops of BOP Changrabanda under Jalpaiguri Sector of North Bengal Frontier deployed on the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal apprehended one Bangladeshi national Masud Rehman (18 years) S/o Late Azizul Rehman, R/o Vill-Kagjipara, PS-Gangachara, Distt-Rangpur (Bangladesh) while he was trying to cross border from Bangladesh to India," the release stated.