Ishak Ali Khan Panna, a former general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League and a member of the Pirojpur District Awami League, passed away on Saturday while trying to escape to Meghalaya, India, as reported by the Dhaka Tribune. Panna experienced a heart attack after falling from a hill in Shillong, according to his nephew, Laikuzzaman Talukder Mintoo, Chairperson of the Chirapara Par Satoria Union Parishad and Organising Secretary of the Kaukhali Upazila Awami League, who confirmed the news to the Dhaka Tribune. Jasim Uddin Khan, a relative of the deceased, informed the Dhaka Tribune that he had last spoken to Panna three days prior. Panna had mentioned that he had returned to Dhaka on July 25, two days after staying at his residence on Shahid Fazlul Haque Road in Pirojpur town.
Jasim further revealed that he later discovered that Panna had died in Sylhet after crossing into India via the Tamabil border. Sources cited by the Dhaka Tribune indicate that Panna was accompanied by a leader from the central committee of the Awami League, originally from Chittagong, and another leader from the Jhalakathi Chhatra League during his attempted escape. The Chhatra League serves as the student wing of Sheikh Hasina's party, the Awami League.
In a notable operation on Friday, alert troops of the BSF Meghalaya successfully prevented an infiltration attempt along the International Border in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, as stated in an official press release from the Border Security Force (BSF) Meghalaya. During the operation conducted on Thursday, four Bangladeshi nationals, including three women, along with two Indian facilitators, were apprehended. The apprehended illegal Bangladeshi migrants and their Indian accomplices have been transferred to the relevant police station for further legal proceedings.
In its ongoing efforts to combat illegal crossings and smuggling activities along the Indo-Bangladesh border, the BSF Meghalaya has strengthened its border control measures and implemented a multi-tier dominance strategy to deter such activities. In response to the current instability in Bangladesh, the BSF Meghalaya has evaluated and enhanced security along the Indo-Bangladesh border, adopting a multi-tier dominance strategy.
