BDR, BSF meet on Sep 22

From BD News, Bangladesh Dinajpur, Sep 15 (bdnews24.com)—Chiefs of the border forces of Bangladesh and India will be meet on Sep 22 to thrash out differences. Bangladesh Rifles director general Maj Gen Rafiqul Islam spoke of the meeting with journalists of the two countries at the Hili land port's zero point on Wednesday. He claimed that there are currently no conflicts about the border between Bangladesh and India. The BDR chief continued, "The little conflict that we have amongst us is over drug-trafficking and smuggling, which BDR and BSF [Border Security Force of India] cannot address. Everyone will have to come forward locally for this end." Following the tour of the BDR Check Post (CP) camp at the land port, Islam went to the BSF Hili camp for a courtesy visit with the officials there. He was greeted by the Hili BSF camps deputy inspector general Umesh Neyal at the zero point. The current year has seen major disputes between the two forces over the border, with a number of Bangladeshi citizens killed and many more injured from fire from the Indian border forces. Sylhet's Tamabil, Jaintapur and Goainghat border areas saw major chunks of the conflict with repeated trespassing by Indian citizens. A major shootout occurred on June 15 with Bangladesh and Indian border forces exchanging 2000 rounds of gunfire at Tamabil border at Jaintapur Upazila. The clash arose over Indian Khashia farmers entering Bangladesh. The BSF and BDR on Aug 3 sat in a meeting at Tamabil border's Indian side for resolving the border dispute at Jaintapur and Goainghat border areas. However, the two sides failed to reach any agreements on the solution to the problems. They discussed Khasia people's intrusion into Bangladesh at Jaintapur and Goainghat frintiers and abduction of Bangladeshi stone workers by the BSF. bdnews24.com/corr/ans/rn/2153h