BGB-BSF director general-level talks to begin tomorrow
The meeting will also address measures to de-escalate border tensions arising from recent “anti-Bangladesh propaganda” in Indian media

The 56th director general-level border conference between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) is scheduled to begin tomorrow (25 August) at the BGB Headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka.
The four-day conference is a follow-up to the last meeting held in Delhi in February.
This marks the second meeting between the two border forces since the political transition in Bangladesh in August of last year.
The Indian delegation will be led by BSF DG Daljit Singh Choudhary, while the Bangladesh delegation will be led by Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, director general of the BGB.
According to a BGB press release issued on 10 August, the agenda for the conference includes a range of key issues.
Discussions are set to focus on preventing border killings, "push-ins", and illegal infiltration; combating cross-border crimes such as smuggling of drugs, arms, and ammunition; and implementing development projects within 150 yards of the international border.
Other topics on the agenda are the conservation of river banks and ensuring a fair share of water from trans-boundary rivers.
The meeting will also address measures to de-escalate border tensions arising from recent "anti-Bangladesh propaganda" in Indian media.
Meanwhile, a report from the Kolkata-based newspaper Anandabazar Patrika stated that a BSF statement said their priorities for the meeting would include addressing the issue of Indian militant groups in Bangladesh, improving border infrastructure, and tackling attacks on BSF personnel and Indian citizens.
According to that Indian media report, the BSF is also expected to discuss the construction of a single-row fence and a joint border management plan.
Additionally, sources from the Bangladesh's Ministry of Home Affairs reported that between 7 May and 15 August, India sent back 2,196 people to Bangladesh through various border areas. The BGB claims that 39 of these individuals are Myanmar nationals registered with the UNHCR in India, while 100 are Indian citizens.
The BGB further stated that six Indian citizens, including a pregnant woman, were recently detained in Chapainawabganj without valid Bangladeshi visas.
Since 1975, the chiefs of the two border guarding forces have held regular meetings. Initially, these meetings were held once a year, but a 1993 decision by the home secretaries of both countries mandated that they be held twice a year.