A woman has remained stranded in the no-man’s land along the Bangladesh-India border for nearly 100 hours, with neither Bangladesh nor India agreeing to take her into their territory.
As of Saturday afternoon, the woman, estimated to be around 30 years old, was still seen staying along the zero line at the Pathorer Char border in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur.
Locals said, the woman has repeatedly attempted to move into either Bangladesh or India. However, border guards from both countries have prevented her from entering their respective territories. She has been spending her days and nights under the open sky, exposed to intense sunlight during the day and fog at night.
Residents of the border area said members of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) attempted to push the woman into Bangladesh on Tuesday morning near border pillar No. 1076/1 under the jurisdiction of the Pathorer Char Border Outpost (BOP).
When the woman tried to cross the zero line and enter Bangladesh, members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and locals prevented her from doing so.
During questioning, the woman was unable to provide any specific information about her name, address or identity, locals said. They also claimed that she spoke incoherently.
She was later sent back beyond the zero line and has remained in the area between the two countries ever since.
Attempts were made four times to contact Lt Col Hasanur Rahman, commander of Jamalpur BGB 35 Battalion, for comment on the matter, but he could not be reached.
