BDR, BSF hold flag meeting

1 December 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Satkhira.

A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held on Charabaria border under Satkhira Sadar upazila yesterday. The flag meeting was held following a request by the BSF authorities to return the firearm and ammunition left by a BSF man in Bangladesh territory on November 29, BDR sources said. On the day, BSF jawan Sitaram of Amudia camp entered Bangladesh territory through Taluigachha border in Sadar upazila. As BDR personnel of Charabaria camp chased him, the Indian border guard managed to cross the border leaving a self-loading rifle (SLR) with 20 bullets. BDR seized the gun and bullets. In the meeting the BSF expressed sorrow for entering the Bangladesh territory by a BSF jawan violating the international border law and assured its Bangladesh counterpart of taking necessary steps in this regard. BDR handed over the SLR and bullets to the BSF authorities. Trans-border problems, including drug smuggling, woman trafficking and other issues, were also discussed in the meeting.