Bangladesh returns farmer abducted from no-man’s land in Assam (opens original article in a new tab)

Bangladesh returned an Indian farmer abducted from Assam's border area after 10 hours, following diplomatic talks between border forces. The farmer was taken from no-man's land and released after being held in Bangladesh.

• Bangladesh border guards returned a 60-year-old Indian farmer abducted from Assam's Cachar district after 10 hours on June 16, 2026
• The farmer was taken from the no-man's land area near the India-Bangladesh border and released after flag meetings between border forces
• Abductors claimed they took the farmer to settle scores over a reported death on the Indian side of the border
• India and Bangladesh share a 4,096.7-km border with specific rules for access to no-man's land