BGB-BSF border conference begins today

Logos of BGB (R) and BSF
Logos of BGB (R) and BSF

A four-day long director general-level border conference between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) will begin at a hotel in Jashore on Sunday, reports UNB.

Various issues including smuggling of narcotics, firearms, arms and ammunition trafficking, killing and detention of Bangladeshi nationals in border, illegal border crossing, building border fence, BGB-BSF joint petrol and increasing mutual trust of the two forces will be prioritised in the meeting, according to a press release.

The 15-member BGB delegation will be headed by its regional commander of the north-western region additional director general Abu Taher Md Ibrahim.

Officials from home ministry, foreign affairs ministry and narcotics control department have also been included in the team.

On the other hand, an 11-member Indian delegation, led by BSF Inspector General (IG) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, will attend the conference.

Officials from BSF North Bengal, Guwahati, India’s foreign ministry and narcotics control department will also attend the conference.