Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed his satisfaction over the current scenario along the Indo-Bangla border and added that Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB) have been taking the measures necessary to build confidence in this regard.
He made the statement when a BGB delegation met him in New Delhi on Thursday, reported the Hindustan Times.
On Thursday, a BGB delegation held a bilateral meeting with its Indian counterpart in New Delhi and discussed issues regarding the northeastern insurgents and the destruction of their hideouts in each others’ territories.
The BGB delegation was led by its Director General Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed while DG DK Pathak led the BSF team.
“He [Rajnath Singh] mentioned that the two countries enjoy cordial relations and should continue dialogues to strengthen bilateral relations,” said a post meeting statement from the Indian home ministry.
Issues like violence on the border, trans-border crime, smuggling of narcotics and fake Indian currency notes were also discussed during the meeting.
“The two border forces also discussed action against the Indian insurgent groups and the destruction of their hideouts, joint efforts to prevent illegal migration and human trafficking of Bangladeshi nationals, as well as effective implementation of coordinated border management plans to prevent trans- border crimes,” the statement said.
The BGB delegation is on a five-day visit to India for the bi-annual “Border Co-ordination Conference.” The BSF guards the 4,096 km long Indo-Bangla frontier.