# Odisha deports 42, West Bengal orders migrant holding centres 2026-08-06T13:50:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Odisha Police said 42 Bangladeshi nationals allegedly living illegally in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack were deported, while six of 48 identified people remain at a holding centre in Athagarh pending administrative clearances. Police said the operation involved the Border Security Force, a chartered flight and land transit through West Bengal. Bhubaneswar accounted for 32 identified people, with 26 deported. Cuttack reported 16 deportations in three operations. Separately, Millennium Post reports that West Bengal has directed every district to establish holding centres for suspected Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingya immigrants for up to 30 days during citizenship checks. District magistrates or equivalent officers will decide citizenship, while confirmed illegal immigrants will have biometric data collected before handover to the BSF. India Today’s account contains conflicting references to the operation’s dates, including one future-dated reference. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - millenniumpost.in Tags: Bangladesh, deportation, migration, Odisha, police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-says-42-bangladeshi-nationals-deported-from-bhubaneswar-and-cuttack/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-says-42-bangladeshi-nationals-deported-from-bhubaneswar-and-cuttack/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.