As PM Hasina flees Dhaka BSF orders ’high alert’ along India-Bangladesh border

Bangladesh politician Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday amid historic unrest in the delta nation. Reports state that the Awami League politician is rpeorted to have sought asylum in India’s West Bengal. The Border Security Force (BSF) has therefore issued a a “high alert” across all its formations along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border.

According to ANI citing officials, Indian security agencies have been monitoring a C-130 aircraft with call sign AJAX1431 since 10 kms from Indian border with Bangladesh and it is heading towards Delhi.

It is believed that Sheikh Hasina and some members of her entourage are on this plane, the ANI rpeort stated.

The BSF, responsible for securing India’s eastern border, covers five states: West Bengal, with a 2,217-kilometer border; Tripura (856 km); Meghalaya (443 km); Assam (262 km); and Mizoram (318 km).