The head of Bangladesh’s Border Guarding Force appeared on Thursday, decreasing attacks on minorities in their country after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government, saying that such reports were “exaggerated”.
The Director General of Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) (BGB) Director General General Manager said, “There are no such attacks. In fact, Hindus celebrated Durga Puja in Bangladesh. To ensure the safety of minorities to the agencies implementing the law. The work has been assigned. General Mohammad Ashrafuzaman Siddiqui.
A recent report by the United Nations Human Rights Office said that “extensive attacks were carried out against Hindu homes, businesses and places of worship, especially rural and historically stressful areas such as Thakurgan, Lalmanirhat, and Dinajpur, as well as Dinajpur In other places, such as Sylhet, Khulna, and Rangpur at other places “after the collapse of the Hasina government last year.
The report stated that this destruction was particularly prevalent in areas sympathetic to the Awami League as Hindus have often been conservatively associated with this political group.
The BGB DG also said that “many new issues” were discussed under the common heads, which was held in New Delhi during his high -level conversation with an Indian delegation headed by BSF DG Daljit Singh Chavadi.
This was the first high-level meeting of the two forces after the change of governance in Bangladesh in August last year.
BSF Director General Daljit Singh Chavadhari said that objections on border fencing were discussed by BGB. The Director General of BSF Director General said, “India-Bengladesh border is dynamic. Different types of issues continue to arise. However, our local officials always try to solve them.”
Bangladesh has been continuously opposing the construction of a single-rich fence within 150 km of the border column in Sabalpur village of Malda district of West Bengal.
BGB DG said that such construction should be “appropriate”. He said, “There should be talks before making anything within 150 yards from the international border. And such construction should be justified properly. Here, mutual consultation to make anything within 150 yards from the zero line very much. It is necessary, “he said.
The BGB chief said, “If there is no objection from the other side, construction can be done.”
However, both sides have agreed to conduct survey and only after that construction work will be done within 150 yards of the international border.
“We have requested for a joint inspection wherever there are issues,” he said.
Both sides agreed to ensure the stability of their borders, both sides agreed to follow the non-fatal policy.
“We raised the talk of attack on Indian citizens and BSF personnel by BGB on the international border. Many times, taking advantage of the night cover, some crooks try to dissolve the fence and enter our area. However, we very strictly Follow the protocols from not to use unnecessary deadly force, but, in self -defense, as a final resort, we use that power during this meeting so that such. There should be no incidents, “BSF DG Daljit Chaudhary told reporters.
The main focus of the discussions was also the Indian rebel group working in Bangladesh.
“The location of the camps and the movement of armed miscreants inside India were also on the agenda,” the two sides agreed to start joint efforts and increase the number of specifically coordinated patrols, especially During late night late night in weak areas in the morning -morning, as well as, as well, in the weak areas in the morning -morning -morning -morning, morning, with weak areas In, with the time of morning -morning in the weak areas, by educating the border population about the sanctity of the international border.
DG BGB Siddiqui said that there was no discussion on re-functioning of the Indo-Bangladesh border treaty in 1975. “It was not under the purview of this meeting,” he said.
Both forces also agreed to organize the next DG-level conference in Dhaka next year.
