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BD’s ‘tone’ at BGB-BSF conf’ce to be different: Home Adviser

Illegal foreigners to face action after Jan 31


January 30, 2025 00:00:00


Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury presiding over an inter-ministerial meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital on Wednesday.

Bangladesh will adopt a different 'tone' (voice) in its discussions with India at the upcoming Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) - Border Security Force (BSF) Director General (DG) level border conference, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, reports UNB.

"What newness you are looking for! The newness is that the way it was spoken before, this time the tone of speech will be different," he said while speaking at a press briefing at the Secretariat on Wednesday.

The adviser said Bangladesh's stance in the bilateral talks would reflect a shift in approach.

The 55th BGB-BSF DG-level border conference is scheduled to take place in New Delhi from February 17 to 20, with various bilateral border issues on the agenda.

Ahead of the conference, an inter-ministerial preparatory meeting was held with the Home Affairs Adviser in the chair to finalise Bangladesh's position.

Legal steps will be taken against foreign nationals who will stay in Bangladesh without valid documents after January 31, he also said.

Visa determines the time of stay in any country and if someone overstays, he/she has to pay a fine.

"We have increased this fine fivefold-previously, it was Tk 200 per day, but now it has been set at Tk 1,000 per day," he added.


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