BGB did not know who AL leaders fled country

Director General (DG) of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui has said BGB did not know how Awami League leaders and activists fled the country.

The BGB boss said this at a press conference held at the BGB headquarters in Dhaka on Thursday.

He acknowledged the BGB's partial responsibility in preventing Awami League leaders and activists from fleeing the country.

But the agency should not be solely held accountable for the situation, he said.

The DG said that the BGB has so far held 22 people identified as opponents of the anti-discrimination student movement. Despite these arrests, a significant number of Awami League leaders and activists have still managed to escape across borders, he recognised.

Major General Siddiqui urged journalists to assist the BGB by sharing any relevant information they might have.