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Agartala, June 11 (TIWN) Border guards of India and Bangladesh in an important regional biannual border co-ordination conference (BCC) on Friday agreed to initiate preemptive measures in creating a situation of peace and tranquillity along the international border by amicably resolving all issues, officials said.
After the four-day BCC between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), a BSF spokesman said that the first ever virtual meet in view of the Covid-19 pandemic has also decided to further strengthen the bond of friendship, trust and co-operation. He said the Coordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP) was discussed at length to deal with the bilateral border issues, including trans-border crimes, smuggling of drugs and other narcotic substances. A statement issued after the conclusion of the virtual meet said that during the conference, activities by Indian insurgent groups from Bangladesh side, border violation and their preventive measures, pending developmental works along the borders, construction of single-row fence along India-Bangladesh international frontiers were discussed in detail. It said the BGB delegation leader Tanveer Gani Chowdhury, Additional Director General (South-East Region), conveyed his gratitude to the BSF delegation for attending the virtual conference and for making valuable contributions through thoughtful deliberations, which resulted in successful conclusion with agreements on various aspects.
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