Overview
- At a Thursday briefing, India’s foreign ministry urged Bangladesh to speed up nationality checks on more than 2,862 people so deportations can proceed through agreed channels.
- The Hindu reported Friday that India has sent 1,137 diplomatic notes and 456 reminders to Dhaka since September 2020 seeking verifications but says it received no actionable replies.
- Bangladesh’s home and foreign ministers, reacting after the BJP’s wins in West Bengal and Assam, warned this week they would respond to any forced “push-in” and put the Border Guard Bangladesh on alert.
- Dhaka summoned India’s acting high commissioner on April 30 over Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comments, after he claimed 20 people were pushed back on April 26 and said night pushbacks occur outside formal channels.
- Bangladeshi reporting has logged thousands of alleged push-ins since May 2025 and some turned out to be Indian nationals, underscoring why delays and disputed identifications can strand people at the border or lead to wrongful expulsions.