Overview
- India’s foreign ministry, in a Thursday briefing, asked Dhaka to fast-track verification for more than 2,862 suspected Bangladeshi nationals so formal repatriation can proceed.
- Bangladesh’s home minister on Wednesday said he hoped no “push-ins” occur and ordered the Border Guard Bangladesh to stay alert after the foreign minister warned of action.
- BJP victories on Monday in West Bengal and a renewed mandate in Assam set the political backdrop, with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowing to keep pushing back suspected migrants.
- Officials use “pushback” to mean sending suspected migrants across the border outside formal deportation, which Dhaka-linked reporting counted at 2,479 cases in May 2025 to January 2026 even as Assam’s official deportations fell sharply over the years.
- Past pushback cases have included people later confirmed as Indian, so quicker verification could cut wrongful returns and ease confusion for families living along the border.