Bangladesh regains ownership of 1 acre land in Naogaon

After a dispute with India that lasted four decades, Bangladesh yesterday gained ownership of one acre of land at Agradigun area of Dhamuirhat upazila of Naogaon.

The dispute was settled during a battalion commander-level flag meeting between BGB and BSF near border pillar no 257/20-R, said Lieutenant Colonel Md Hamid Uddin, commanding officer of BGB battalion-14.

The dispute began in 1977 when Indian farmers stopped Bangladeshi farmers from cultivating on the land, a BGB press release said.

The land is situated 100 yards inside Bangladesh from the border pillar mentioned above, the release said.

"We have been requesting our Indian counterparts to sit together for resolving the issue since the beginning of the dispute," Hamid said.

Responding to a latest call from BGB, a 12-member BSF delegation sat in the flag meeting with an eight-member BGB team.