BSF-BGB pledges to work united in combating crimes along Indo-Bangla border
Dec 09, 2022Agartala, Dec 09: With the end of the three-day-long border coordination meetings between the Border Security Force and the Border Guards of Bangladesh on Friday here in Agartala, the border guards of both the nations pledged to work together in combating crimes along the bordering areas of the state. Addressing a joint press conference following the three-days regional conference, the Inspector General (IG) of BSF Tripura Frontier – Sumit Sharan said,
“The three days long meeting mainly focused on insurgent activities, various trans-border crimes, pending development works, smuggling of drugs and narcotic items, and coordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP).” “Issues related to confidence building amongst the troops of BSF and BGB as well as the local population on both sides were also discussed,” IG BSF Saran said.
Regional Commander, South East Region (BGB), Tanveer Gani Chowdhury, who led the 13-member BGB delegation, said both the forces would work in close coordination to “zero out border killings”. “We also decided to work together in curbing smuggling of arms and trafficking. Both forces have also made commitments to bring the border killings to zero. We have also decided to launch a crackdown on insurgent activities and illicit drug trafficking,” Chowdhury said
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