BSF BDR meeting concludes in Chittagong

Agartala, Apr 26 (UNI) The four-day high level meeting of Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) concluded at Chittagong in Bangladesh where a number of important issues were discussed.

Inspector General of BSF, Meghalaya, Asom, Mizoram and Cachar Frontier P K Mishra told this at a press conference at Belonia in Tripura's south district yesterday after returning from Chittagong.

He said the BDR had assured the BSF officials that it would not allow any Indian insurgent groups to continue activities from their country.

The bilateral talks between the two neighbouring countries were held in a cordial atmoshphere, Mr Mishra said.

The BSF sought cooperation from its Bangladeshi counterpart for containing trans border crime and to complete the ongoing works for erection of barbed wire fencing on the international border.

The BSF also requested the BDR delegation to demolish the Indian insurgents' base and training camps in their country, as the ultras operated in India and took refuge in the other country after committing the crimes.

On March 3, during the Director General level meeting at New Delhi, Indian handed over a list to its Bangladeshi counterpart for demolishing 176 base camps and training centres set up by various Indian outfit groups.

Of this, 58 camps belonged to the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger force (ATTF).

BSF officials demanded action against 72 leaders of various banned outfits and 79 active militant collaborators living in that country. The BDR, however, assured that if any such group operated from their country, it would not allow to continue their activities from that land.

Though the BDR in a number of places raised objection to erection of fencing along the international border, they agreed that due to the transborder crimes had reduced due to the fancing.

Mr Mishra led the 17 Indian delegations while Bangladesh side was led by Brigadier General S M Golam Rubbani.

UNI