Stuck in zero line for three days

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Woman stranded at Jamalpur border as locals provide food and water; BGB says it is in contact with BSF over alleged push-in attempt ...

A woman has spent a third consecutive day under the open sky at the zero line along the Bangladesh-India border in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur, with no resolution in sight.

According to local sources, the BSF attempted to push the woman, aged around 30, into Bangladesh at the Patharer Char border in Dewanganj around 8:00am on November 10.

The attempt was foiled by members of the Jamalpur 35 BGB Battalion and local residents. The woman has since remained stranded in no-man's land.

Lt Col Hasanur Rahman, commanding officer of Jamalpur 35 BGB Battalion, said the BGB would remain vigilant until the matter was resolved.

He added that the BGB was in regular contact with the Indian BSF over the push-in attempt. “The woman had come from India, but the BSF had yet to take her back.”

Locals have called for an early resolution through a flag meeting between the two border forces.

Abdul Karim Sheikh, a local resident, said, "A woman has been spending three days alone in an open field, day and night. She has neither proper sleep nor food. We want this problem to be resolved quickly."

Another local resident, named Samiran, said, "We have been keeping her alive by providing water and bread for the past two days."

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