Amid fencing row, border security chiefs of Bangladesh, India to meet on Feb 17-20
It is the first high-level meeting between the two security forces since the Hasina led government fell last August and the interim government took over
Officers from the BGB and India's BSF will hold talks from February 17 to 20 in New Delhi, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday
It is the first high-level meeting between the two security forces since the Hasina led government fell last August and the interim government took over, says the Indian Express.
It is also the result of weeks of tension over border fencing, that had both Bangladesh and India summoning the other's envoys.
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The Director General-level talks between the BSF and BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) are scheduled from February 17 to 20, 2025 in New Delhi during which border-related issues are proposed to be discussed," Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, said Friday.
"We expect all mutually agreed MoUs and agreements to be honoured. These form the basis for structured engagements between border guarding forces and facilitate creation of mutually beneficial security and trade infrastructure along the border," he said.
On January 12 — hours after Dhaka alleged that India was trying to construct fences at five locations along Indo-Bangla border, violating a bilateral agreement, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma and "expressed deep concern" over the "recent activities along the Bangladesh-India" border.
