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Bengal tightens security along Bangladesh border after Hasina verdict
The Statesman Kolkata
|November 18, 2025
Security along the India-Bangladesh border in North and South 24-Parganas has been intensified following the historic verdict delivered by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, which on Monday, sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity.
The moment the court concluded proceedings and announced the capital punishment, law enforcement agencies on the West Bengal side elevated security protocols fearing possible cross-border movement. According to officials, Indian intelligence agencies are apprehensive that if the Awami League is officially banned in Bangladesh, a large number of its leaders and workers may attempt to enter India through bordering districts. In anticipation of such a scenario, the Centre has asked West Bengal authorities and border forces to maintain maximum vigilance.
This story is from the November 18, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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