Tensions flared up along the Kaliganj border in Shibganj Upazila, Chapainawabganj, as Indian nationals allegedly hurled crude bombs at Bangladeshis in the presence of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday.

Fifty-nine BGB Battalion Commander Lt Col Golam Kibria said efforts to control the situation were going on, and further details would be provided later.

Teargas shells were also reportedly thrown from the other side as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) worked to control the situation, which had been escalating since Saturday noon.

Videos shared on social media showed hundreds of Indian nationals encroaching into Bangladeshi land behind BSF soldiers.

Locals reported that BSF members suddenly brought over 500 Indian nationals to the barbed wire fence, who then crossed into Bangladesh, hurling crude bombs as BSF launched teargas shells, with sporadic border tension persisting as of 5:30 pm.

On January 7, at the Chouka border, the BSF unlawfully began constructing a barbed wire fence along the zero line, prompting the BGB to intervene and heighten tensions.

A flag meeting was going on at the battalion commander level between BGB and BSF at the time of filing this story.