Public movement to be restrictedin borders to contain BSF killings
Monday, 17 May 2010
The government has instructed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of districts and Battalion and Sector Commanders of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) of the bordering districts to take immediate steps to restrict public movement along side the bordering areas during the night time, reports UNB.
"We have issued such instructions to all DCs and unit commanders of BDR of the bordering district to contain killing of Bangladeshi nationals by our counterparts," Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun said this while briefing the journalists after presiding over an inter-ministerial meeting on border issues at her ministry.
The meeting was attended, among others. by State Minister for Home Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku, Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder, Director General (DG) of BDR Major General Md Rafiqul Islam, Additional Director General (ADG) of the Coastguard and high officials from the concerned ministries.
Advocate Sahara Khatun said that during the last visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India both the countries have agreed to solve bilateral border issues in line with the Mujib-Indira Border Agreement singed in 1974.
"We have also decided to repair the international territorial pillars to protect our land and to check killings, smugglings and illegal entrance to Bangladesh," she said adding that we have already asked the Indian side to seal some identified Phensidyl factories alongside the border.
The meeting also decided to raise a coastal unit in the BDR to guard about 130 kilometres of border areas alongside the Ray Mongal River between India and Bangladesh, she said adding that before raising the unit, Bangladesh Coastguard will oversee the remote areas.
Replying to a question, Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder told that a total of 46 spots have already been identified by the government where maximum killings took place at night. The public movement in the Indian side during the night is almost zero, so that the killing by BDR is very few, he said adding that the smugglers usually cross the border in the night.
"We have issued such instructions to all DCs and unit commanders of BDR of the bordering district to contain killing of Bangladeshi nationals by our counterparts," Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun said this while briefing the journalists after presiding over an inter-ministerial meeting on border issues at her ministry.
The meeting was attended, among others. by State Minister for Home Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku, Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder, Director General (DG) of BDR Major General Md Rafiqul Islam, Additional Director General (ADG) of the Coastguard and high officials from the concerned ministries.
Advocate Sahara Khatun said that during the last visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India both the countries have agreed to solve bilateral border issues in line with the Mujib-Indira Border Agreement singed in 1974.
"We have also decided to repair the international territorial pillars to protect our land and to check killings, smugglings and illegal entrance to Bangladesh," she said adding that we have already asked the Indian side to seal some identified Phensidyl factories alongside the border.
The meeting also decided to raise a coastal unit in the BDR to guard about 130 kilometres of border areas alongside the Ray Mongal River between India and Bangladesh, she said adding that before raising the unit, Bangladesh Coastguard will oversee the remote areas.
Replying to a question, Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder told that a total of 46 spots have already been identified by the government where maximum killings took place at night. The public movement in the Indian side during the night is almost zero, so that the killing by BDR is very few, he said adding that the smugglers usually cross the border in the night.