Indo-Bangla border talks begins in Kolkata today
Monday, 21 July 2008
A four-day border conference between Bangladesh and India begins tomorrow (Monday) in Kolkata to discuss a long list of issues between the two next-door neighbours, including the latest irritant one, reports UNB.
The agenda of the border talks include the killing of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troops by Indian Border Security Force (BSF)--the latest incident of shooting down of two took place only two days back.
Firing, killing or injuring innocent Bangladeshis by the BSF and Indian nationals, 'unprovoked' firing by the Indian border guards in the frontier areas, preventing intrusion, smuggling of explosive and narcotic substances, delay in taking back Indian nationals who serve jail terms in Bangladesh, digging earth by Indian side within 150 yards of the no man's land and renovation of proposed roads without the permission of the BDR, and the BSF's lack of response about coordinated patrol are also to be discussed, an official press release said here Sunday.
The BSF side is also expected to place some issues for discussion. These are: committing trans-border crimes by Bangladeshi nationals/criminals into Indian area, lifting cattle, abduction, damaging tea garden and violating barbed-wire border fencing, attacking BSF and Indian citizens by Bangladeshis, illegally grazing cattle-heads and cultivating Indian lands, preventing development work within 150 yards of border by the BDR and returning of alleged Indian separatists by Bangladesh.
BDR Deputy Director General Brigadier General MA Bari will lead the 12-member Bangladesh team.
Rajshahi, Khulna, Dinajpur, Kushtia and Rangpur sector commanders and officials concerned in the BDR Headquarters will participate in the top-level conference.
Inspector General of North Bengal Frontier SCV Muralidhar will lead a 16-member host side at the meet.
The agenda of the border talks include the killing of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troops by Indian Border Security Force (BSF)--the latest incident of shooting down of two took place only two days back.
Firing, killing or injuring innocent Bangladeshis by the BSF and Indian nationals, 'unprovoked' firing by the Indian border guards in the frontier areas, preventing intrusion, smuggling of explosive and narcotic substances, delay in taking back Indian nationals who serve jail terms in Bangladesh, digging earth by Indian side within 150 yards of the no man's land and renovation of proposed roads without the permission of the BDR, and the BSF's lack of response about coordinated patrol are also to be discussed, an official press release said here Sunday.
The BSF side is also expected to place some issues for discussion. These are: committing trans-border crimes by Bangladeshi nationals/criminals into Indian area, lifting cattle, abduction, damaging tea garden and violating barbed-wire border fencing, attacking BSF and Indian citizens by Bangladeshis, illegally grazing cattle-heads and cultivating Indian lands, preventing development work within 150 yards of border by the BDR and returning of alleged Indian separatists by Bangladesh.
BDR Deputy Director General Brigadier General MA Bari will lead the 12-member Bangladesh team.
Rajshahi, Khulna, Dinajpur, Kushtia and Rangpur sector commanders and officials concerned in the BDR Headquarters will participate in the top-level conference.
Inspector General of North Bengal Frontier SCV Muralidhar will lead a 16-member host side at the meet.