BGB-BSF meet on border problems begins

A two-day conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) started at BGB sector headquarters in Khulna yesterday to sort out problems at the border.

A 21-member delegation led by BSF Inspector General Kamol Nayan Chumbe reached Bangladesh through Benapole border checkpost.

Brigadier General Khalilur Rahman, commander of BGB's south west region, is leading a 21-member delegation at the meeting.

Issues like killing of innocent Bangladeshis, illegal trespassing, smuggling of narcotics, firearms and explosives, and human trafficking on border will be given high priority during the conference, said Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer of BGB-26 Battalion.