Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police in Odisha has begun formalities to deport six Bangladeshi nationals, including one woman, who were previously arrested for residing illegally in Bhubaneswar. Authorities will work with the Border Security Force and other relevant agencies to repatriate them to the Bangladesh border via Kolkata. Last year, through government efforts, around 30 Bangladeshi nationals were sent back to their country by a special aircraft…,” he said. While a total of 48 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were identified in the twin cities, 26 from the state capital and 16 from Kataka were deported between July 2025 and March 2026. In February 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly that the state had examined documents of 2,261 people whose nationality was in doubt and had already deported 73 Bangladeshi nationals.