BSF issues red alert along Bangladesh border
Friday, 28 November 2008
BENAPOLE, Nov 27 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday issued red alert on their side along Benapole border following late Wednesday night's terrible terrorist attacks in India's business capital of Mumbai that killed over a hundred people.
BSF authorities also ordered their troops to shoot at sight any civilian in the area after evening. The authorities also imposed ban on movement of civilians along the frontier.
Following the border alert Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) beefed up vigilance on the frontier, reinforcing its troops to patrol the area so that no Bangladeshis could illegally cross the border.
The border guards were also kept on alert to tackle any unwanted incident.
However, export and import activities between the two countries through the land port remained normal.
Teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in Mumbai killing at least 101 people and wounding at least 300 Wednesday night.
BSF authorities also ordered their troops to shoot at sight any civilian in the area after evening. The authorities also imposed ban on movement of civilians along the frontier.
Following the border alert Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) beefed up vigilance on the frontier, reinforcing its troops to patrol the area so that no Bangladeshis could illegally cross the border.
The border guards were also kept on alert to tackle any unwanted incident.
However, export and import activities between the two countries through the land port remained normal.
Teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in Mumbai killing at least 101 people and wounding at least 300 Wednesday night.