Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Border Tension Over Migrant Returns and Media Reports
Many undocumented Bangladeshi people living in West Bengal are returning to Bangladesh through the Hakimpur border.
Locals are upset because some news reports said Rohingyas were leaving, but they say no Rohingyas live there.
This caused arguments and violence between locals and journalists.
Tension at Hakimpur border due to return of undocumented Bangladeshi migrants
Locals accuse media of spreading misleading and provocative reports about Rohingyas
No Rohingyas live in the area, claim locals and VHP
Clashes between locals and media personnel, vehicles attacked
BSF restricts media entry near the check-post
- Who
- Undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, locals, Media personnel, BSF personnel
- What
- Return of migrants, clashes between locals and media, restriction of media entry
- When
- Thursday morning
- Where
- Hakimpur border area in North 24-Parganas' Swarupnagar
- Why
- Due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged misinformation in media reports
Locals and VHP
Media
Presence of Rohingyas
Locals and VHP
No Rohingyas live in the area
Media
Reported a protest demanding Rohingyas to leave
- Migrants returned
- Nearly 2,000 in the last 2.5 weeks
- People at border on Thursday
- Nearly 200
- Organization accused of protest
- Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)
- Claimed protest issue
- Rohingyas leaving India