Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Assam Expels 15 to Bangladesh
Fifteen people from Assam, India, who were declared foreigners, were expelled to Bangladesh.
Their families received little information about their whereabouts.
One woman, Aheda Khatun, called her son from Bangladesh, saying she was left in an unknown place near Dhaka.
Another man, Hussain Ali, was found near a railway line in Bangladesh.
Some families have not heard from their relatives.
The Assam government is using a 1950 law to expel people quickly, without waiting for court appeals.
The families are trying to get more information through the courts.
15 people from Assam's Nagaon district were expelled to Bangladesh after being declared foreigners.
Families received little information about the whereabouts of their relatives.
Aheda Khatun called her son from Bangladesh, saying she was left in an unknown place near Dhaka.
Hussain Ali was found near a railway line in Bangladesh by locals and handed over to the railway police.
The Assam government is using the 1950 Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act to expel people quickly, bypassing court appeals.
- Who
- 15 people from Assam's Nagaon district, declared foreigners by tribunals
- What
- Expulsion of declared foreigners to Bangladesh
- When
- Expulsion orders issued on December 17, 2025; actual expulsion on December 19, 2025
- Where
- Assam, India to Bangladesh
- Why
- Invocation of the 1950 Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, revived in 2025
Government's Stance
Families' Stance
Expulsion Process
Government's Stance
The Assam government is using the 1950 Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act to expel people quickly, bypassing court appeals.
Families' Stance
Families argue that the process is hasty and lacks transparency, leaving them with little information about their relatives' whereabouts.
- Number of Expelled
- 15
- Location of Expulsion
- Assam, India
- Destination
- Bangladesh
- Act Invoked
- 1950 Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act
- Date of Expulsion Orders
- December 17, 2025
- Date of Actual Expulsion
- December 19, 2025
- Supreme Court Hearing Date
- January 5, 2026
- Next High Court Hearing
- January 28, 2026
Sources
A midnight call only clue for one family, kin of others deported in Assam grope in dark
History of the long-dormant 1950 Act, which Assam govt has revived to expel ‘foreigners’
Bangladesh Court Sets Jan 21 for Charge Framing in Sedition Case Against Hasina