<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A member of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) was detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today after he allegedly crossed into the Bangladesh territory illegally at the Pirganj border in Thakurgaon on Tuesday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lt Col Ahsanul Islam, commander of BGB's 42nd Battalion, confirmed the development, saying that BSF personnel Up Kumar Das was apprehended near the Chandherhat camp around 11 am.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the BGB, the BSF personnel crossed the zero line of the international boundary near pillar number 334/sub-pillar 6, entering Bangladesh without authorisation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although the BSF member was in uniform at the time of his detention, he was unarmed, the BGB official noted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Authorities are currently preparing to return the detained BSF member to the Indian authorities through a flag meeting, BGB added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>