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BGB-BSF-MEETING (with picture)
BSF assures of stopping border killing
RAJSHAHI, Feb 19, 2020 (BSS)- The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in a
Sector Commander Level Courtesy meeting with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
today assured of peaceful coexistence of the two neighbouring frontier forces
and stopping all sorts of criminal acts.
” In the two-hour meeting, the border forces of the two neighbouring
countries discussed ways and means on how to stop border killings, drugs
trafficking and illegal cross border intrusions,” Col. Tuhin Masud,
Commander of BGB Rajshahi Sector told journalists .
Rajshahi Sector Commander Col. Tuhin Masud led the BGB side while DIG of
Berhampur BSF Sector Kunal Mazumder was his counterpart in the meeting held
at Sonaikandi frontier under Paba Upazila in the district today.
After the meeting, Col Tuhin Masud told journalists that they protested
all the recent killings by BSF in Rajshahi border .
Two important issues of border killing and taking the Bangladeshi
nationals to Indian Territory by BSF through intrusion in Bangladeshi area
prominently came up from BGB side in the meeting, he added.
During the meeting, both sides reached an understanding to solve the
existing border problems of the friendly countries.
They also stressed the need for checking smuggling, women and children
trafficking and illegal trespassing in both the countries.
BSS/AH/SKB/1911 hrs