India’s actions along the Bangladesh border have sparked a serious humanitarian crisis and deep diplomatic tensions. This leads to the loss of human lives and created such a situation where communities are terrorized. What is officially framed as a crackdown on “illegal immigration” increasingly looks like a system of excessive force, lawless enforcement and disregard for both human rights and Bangladesh’s sovereignty.

India’s (BSF), operating along with the long and porous India-Bangladesh frontier which claims to be curbing “illegal immigration.” Yet, civil society and human rights groups warned that these border operations often translate into deadly violence against Bangladeshi civilians. According to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS), in the 10 years up to 2025, the BSF had killed 305 Bangladeshis and injured 282 additional. In 2024 alone, HRSS recorded 47 shootings, 158 arrests and 26 fatalities. These are not just one-off the incidents. They illustrated a long-term pattern in which unarmed, often impoverished people for instance farmers, cattle traders or simple cross-border workers, who became the victims of lethal force. Such operations are carried out despite of repeated diplomatic pledges. New Delhi and Dhaka have had several high-level meetings to address the border violences, including under the Coordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP). Nevertheless, according to........

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