BGB-BSF meet held
Sunday, 8 January 2012
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Jan 7 (BSS): A courtesy meeting between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held Saturday at Mohodipur Land Port in India.
BGB sources said, the meeting started at 12:00 noon and continued for about an hour.
A twelve-member BGB team, led by BGB Director General (DG) Major Gen Anwar Hossain, and fifteen-member BSF team, led by Inspector General (IG) of BSF of Malda district RK Hajel, joined the meeting.
Commanding Officer of 39 battalion of BGB in Chapainawabganj Lt Col Jahangir Hossain said that it was a courtesy meeting and both the sides agreed to maintain peace in the border areas.
Different border issues like smuggling of drugs and arms, human trafficking and killing of Bangladeshis by BSF were discussed in the meeting, he added.