(District–Nadia)
Brother requested for last glimpse. Officials said that this incident is from the border area of Nadia district Mahtab Mandal, a resident of the border village Bansghata, told the company commander of Border Out Post Sutiya, 107 Battalion, that his brother Zulfikar Ali Mandal (school teacher) had passed away. Her three sisters and relatives live across the border in Bangladesh. If the BSF helps, the sisters and relatives will get the last glimpse of their brother.
BSF made arrangements for last visit
The Border Security Force (BSF) is performing its duty well keeping in mind the emotional and social values of the border people along with ensuring the purity and security of the International Boundary. In this sequence, the South Bengal Frontier of BSF, deployed in the security of the India-Bangladesh Border in Nadia District, has once again set an example of humanity. In which the three sisters of the deceased were Khairon Mandal (62), Firdoshi Mandal (50), Khodeja Mandal, (65) and Aunt- Akhira Mandal (65), Fatima Mandal (62) and Mama Mahudin Mandal (61) live in Bangladesh’s border village Bahadurpur, District Jessore which is located at a distance of about 2 kilometers from the International Boundary. The BSF has not only fulfilled the religion of humanity by giving him the last glimpse after the death of their brother, but has once again proved its motto ‘Jeevan Paryant Kartavye’.
Brother requested for last glimpse
Officials said that this incident is from the border area of Nadia district when such a sensitive episode came to light on April 16, 2022 at around 1015 hrs. Mahtab Mandal, a resident of the border village Bansghata, told the company commander of Border Out Post Sutia, 107 Battalion posted here, that his brother Zulfikar Ali Mandal had passed away. His three sisters and relatives live across the border in Bangladesh. He requested the BSF that if his sisters got a last glimpse of his brother then they would be very happy. After this, keeping in mind the humanitarian and emotional aspect the Company Commander immediately contacted his counterpart Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in this regard without any delay. Following the request of the BSF, the BGB also stepped forward considering the humanitarian approach. Therefore, the Border Security Forces of both countries, keeping humanity paramount in view of mutual cooperation, arranged for the three sisters living in Bangladesh to have their brother’s last visit at 1110 hrs on the zero line near the International Boundary. In this way it was possible for three sisters and relatives to have the last glimpse of their brother.
Families on both sides expressed their heartfelt gratitude to BSF
At the same time, when the sisters had their last glimpse of their brother, the atmosphere there became very inconsolable. At the same time, after the last glimpse, all the relatives expressed their heartfelt gratitude for this initiative of the Border Security Force and said that due to the humanity of you people, we have got the last glimpse of our brother.
BSF always takes care of social and human values: Fulzele
South Bengal Frontier Inspector General Dr. Atul Fulzele, IPS stated that BSF troops are deployed on the border day and night without blinking their eyes and take care of the security of the border as well as the religious and social values of the border residents. BSF is against those who have wrong intentions, the BSF is always ready for any humanitarian work.