Kabir Humayun: A director general (DG)-level conference of BGB-BSF began yesterday in Indian capital New Delhi.
The conference is scheduled to go on till September 8 at Chawla Camp of the Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi, reports BSS.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) DG Md Shafeenul Islam is leading a 14-member Bangladesh delegation while BSF DG KK Sharma is leading a 20-member Indian delegation.
The agenda include incidents of shooting at unarmed Bangladeshi civilians along the border of two brotherly nations, smuggling of arms, ammunition, drugs, detention of Bangladeshis, infiltration into Bangladesh, construction of audience gallery on both sides of the border to witness joint retreat ceremony, increasing border of crime free zone, protection of banks of rivers along the border and taking necessary steps to further increase mutual trust between the two frontier forces.
The BGB chief, during the visit, will pay courtesy calls on Indian home minister and secretary.
A joint record of discussions (JRD) will be penned on September 7.
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