Bangla → English transcript

Dhaka has several areas of objection. Out of the long 4,000 kilometers between India and Bangladesh,

nearly 2,200 kilometers of the border lie in West Bengal. Of this,

1,600 kilometers have already been

fenced with barbed wire. The remaining incomplete 600-kilometer stretch is now

what West Bengal's new Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, is determined to finish at bullet speed. For so long,

although this Delhi project was stalled due to objections from Mamata Banerjee's government,

as soon as Suvendu came to power, with special cabinet approval, 27 kilometers of land to the BSF

was handed over. And this has sparked deep concern from Dhaka's policymakers

to hundreds of thousands of people along the border. But the question is, where exactly is the snag?

There is no problem with putting up a fence, but how and where it is being built is the main

problem. If the 150-yard rule is followed, a peaceful solution is possible,

But building a fence along the zero line will create territorial, economic, and humanitarian

problems, Dhaka believes. According to the 1975 bilateral border guidelines and

international agreements, without the consent of both countries, no permanent defense structures or barbed-wire fences

can be constructed within 150 yards of the zero line or international border.

If India builds a fence within its own territory inside 150 yards,

Bangladesh has no objection. But the concern is that in many densely populated border areas of West Bengal, India

wants to build fences directly on the zero line or border line. This is a direct violation of international law

and a severe blow to Bangladesh's sovereignty. In many places, Bangladeshi farmers'

land and homes extend up to the zero line. If the fence is built on the zero line, there is a risk

of them being cut off from their land.

Farmers will no longer be able to cultivate their own land. Moreover, like Teesta,

making a fuss over the border while leaving major issues aside, there is a fear that the importance

of the major issue will be reduced. While unresolved major issues like border killings and Teesta water sharing

remain, tension is being deliberately escalated over the new border fencing.

Yet, for the past two years, the main cause of ongoing tension between the two countries

has been border killings and the Teesta water sharing treaty. Suvendu Adhikari has made the infiltrator issue

his main weapon. Consequently, behind accelerating this fence construction is not just border guarding,

but rather to identify so-called infiltrators and push them back to Bangladesh, which is a

dangerous plot. And Suvendu has already announced that pushbacks will start from today.

All in all, according to sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

If India builds a fence following the rules, it is their internal matter. But if pressure

is created to harm Bangladesh's interests, Dhaka will give a fitting reply on the international stage and bilateral

table. In the Bengal of change, a bolt from the blue for infiltrators!

After detect and delete, now preparation for deport. Very big news. Detection is ongoing,

deletion has been done, and now preparation for deport. Holding centers will be set up in every district.

Directive to all District Magistrates from the Home Department. Holding centers will be set up

in every district. Directives have been given to all District Magistrates by the Home Department

to keep infiltrators, detained Bangladeshis, and Rohingyas, these holding centers

have been ordered to be built.

Very big news. Detected, deleted,

now preparation for deport. Now holding centers will be built in every district.

Center. Instructions to all District Magistrates from the Home Department. Infiltrators,

instructions have been given to build these holding centers to keep detained Bangladeshis and Rohingyas.

We are showing you that notification which was issued by the Ministry

of Home Affairs. The entire matter has already been sent to the District Magistrate of every district.

So, action is being taken as said. Detect,

delete, deport—that is how the work is going on, and holding centers are being built in district after district. Especially

in the border districts, there is a special focus. And for that reason, in the meeting

with the District Magistrates, instructions have been given to build these holding centers

to keep the infiltrating Bangladeshis and Rohingyas there. Such preparations have already

begun,

and the instructions for those preparations

have reached the District

Magistrates. India

On behalf of the government, on 14/5/2025, those who are illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators,

to hand them over directly to the BSF,

a directive for doing so,

and along with it, a law of the Government of India for handing over illegal infiltrators,

was sent by Under Secretary to the Government of India, Pratap Singh Rawat.

Those who are not under the CAA,

they are completely illegal infiltrators,

infiltrators. The state police will directly arrest

and detain them, and hand them over to the BSF.