Photo: COLLECTEDHe will be handed over to the Panchagarh District Police following all necessary legal proceduresIndia’s Border Security Force (BSF) has released the detained Bangladeshi policeman from the border area under Panchagarh Sadar upazila. Omar Faruque was handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through a flag meeting held at Bangladeshi territory near the Bangladesh-India border pillar no 753 at around 6:40pm Monday. He will be handed over to the Panchagarh District Police following all necessary legal procedures. His head has been bandaged.”Earlier on Sunday, BSF detained Faruque from the Harivasa-Mominpara-Ghagra border area. Following the incident, BGB’s 56th battalion Commanding Officer Abdullah Al Mamun sent a letter to the BSF for a flag meeting in this regard.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 15, 2021 13:32 UTC