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Border Courtesy Meet

No firing on BD citizens at border in future, BSF assures BGB

Published : Saturday, 14 September, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 631
 
THAKURGAON, Sept 13: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Rangpur Region and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) North Bengal Frontier held a courtesy meeting at the Banglabandha-Phulbari ICP on the Bangladesh-India  border at noon on Thursday, said a BGB release on Friday.

At the meeting, BGB strongly protested and condemned the killings at the border while a 15-year old Bangladeshi youth Jayanta Kumar Singh was shot dead by BSF at Baliadangi point on September 9, BGB's Thakurgaon Sector Commander Col Muhammad Towhidur Rahman confirmed it last night.
In response to the meeting, Inspector General (IG) of BSF North Bengal Frontier Surya Kumar Sharma expressed regret for the unexpected incident by the BSF and assured the BGB delegation that the BSF would not open fire on any Bangladeshi citizens at the border areas in future, the BGB official added.

The meeting was also attended, among others, by Rangpur Region Commander of the BGB Brig Gen Khandaker Shafiquzzaman, Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of the Siliguri and Kishanganj Sectors and other BGB and BSF officials.

Both the paramilitary forces also agreed to work jointly on curbing cross-border crimes, preventing illegal border crossing and raising awareness among the citizens of both the countries residing in the border areas.



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