Agree on peaceful co-existence
Border security forces of Bangladesh and India at a meeting yesterday entered into an agreement on joint patrolling to curb transborder terrorism, drug smuggling, trafficking in women and children and intrusion.
The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for keeping peaceful co-existence in the bordering areas, showing “maximum tolerance and resolving any problem through discussion”.
The sector commander-level meeting was held at Tentulia Gano Sahajya Sangstha Bhaban, against the backdrop of recent trading in gunfire by the two forces and shooting down of Bangladeshi frontier residents.
BDR Rangpur Sector Commander Colonel M Aftabul Islam led a 15-member Bangladesh team while DIG Dr R Chandra Mohan of Kishanganj Sector headed the BSF team at the talks.
Killing or injuring Bangladesh nationals in "unprovoked" firing by the Indian border guards, cattle-head grazing alongside the zero line by nationals of both the countries and cutting barbed-wire fences came up for discussion in the four-hour meeting that concluded at about 2:00pm.
Matters related to development of relations between the two next-door neighbours were also discussed at the meet, which coincided with the Indo-Bangladesh home secretary-level talks underway in Dhaka.
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