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India, Bangladesh border guards seek to resolve minor issues
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LOCALCORRESPONDENT on 25 March, 2008 03:18:00
 
Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officers held a periodic
meeting in Tinbigha Border in West Bengal to resolve minor issues ranged from
smuggling to drug trafficking. The delegations were led by respective Deputy
Inspectors General (DIG).
"This meting is just to sort out any issues, if at all, and to bring us closer
for coordination to check cross border crimes," said S Chatterjee, DIG, BSF.
Both the countries share a porous 2,544-mile border. India is building a barbed
wire fence to prevent the unauthorized movement of people across borders. Dhaka
does not oppose the fencing , but objects to it being built too close to the
Zero Line.
Ties between the two neighbours have normally been good, but occasionally hit
rough patches over the issue of illegal immigrants and border related disputes.