In Satkhira, BSF and BDR traded heavy gunfire on Chanduria border in Kalaroa upazila early yesterday.

BDR sources in Dinajpur said BSF of Kamdevpur camp across the border pushed in 27 Indian nationals including women and children through main pillar no. 308 at around 5am yesterday. After being pushed in, the Indians went to the nearby village.

BDR of 15 Rifles Battalion picked up the 27 people from the village and pushed them back to Indian territory at around 7:00 pm, BDR sources said.

BDR remained on guard against any renewed attempt to push them into Bangladesh again, the sources said.

Quoting some of the victims, BDR sources said the Indians were gathered from New Delhi and brought at Kamdevpur border outpost Friday night.

Locals in Mohanpur village near the border said many of the 27 people had Indian ration cards and they had been living in New Delhi for about 25 years.

BDR has been put on alert in Dinajpur border and ordered to "resist any push-in attempt at any cost, " Lt. Col. Alam, Commanding Officer of 15 Rifles Battalion, told this correspondent when contacted.

BSF of Gunarajpur camp in Swarupnagar police station under North 24 Parganas fired 15 shots at Chanduria BDR camp in Satkhira at about 4:30 am yesterday. BDR replied with 53 bullets, our correspondent reports.

BDR has been put on alert after the incident, BDR sources said.

On contact, Lt. Col. Mo-hammad Asif Abdur Rouf, Commanding Officer of 41 Rifles Battalion confirmed the exchange of fire.