BGB, BSF talks likely later this month: officials

The 50th round of director general (DG) level talks (DGLT) between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF), which was scheduled for today is likely to be held later this month, officials said.

The high-profile talks between the two border guard forces had been postponed at the eleventh hour as "the BSF delegation could not reach Dhaka due to a technical glitch in BSF aircraft".

"The BGB-BSF DG level talks is expected to take place later this month to discuss various issues relating to cross-border crimes," a senior official of the Bangladesh mission in New Delhi told BSS this evening.

Sources from the Indian side also hinted that the talks are likely to be held later this month.

Bangladesh mission officials familiar with the developments said BGB Director General Major General M Shafeenul Islam and his Indian counterpart Rakesh Asthana will lead the talks on behalf of their respective sides. The meeting will be held at BGB's Pilkhana headquarters in Dhaka.