DHAKA, Bangladesh, June 1 (ANI) — Border security officials from Bangladesh and India will meet in New Delhi on June 8 to discuss border management and security issues as part of the biannual Director General-level border talks. The meeting will be the first such conference since the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, came to power.
In a statement issued Monday, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said the four-day 57th Director General-level border conference between BGB and India’s Border Security Force (BSF) will be held from June 8 to June 11 in New Delhi.
The statement said a 15-member Bangladeshi delegation, led by BGB Director General Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, will participate in the conference.
In addition to senior BGB officials, the delegation will include representatives from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Shipping, the Department of Land Records and Surveys, and the Joint Rivers Commission.
“A 15-member Bangladesh delegation, led by BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, will participate in the conference,” the statement said.
“In addition to senior BGB officials, the Bangladesh delegation will include relevant officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Shipping, Department of Land Records and Surveys, and the Joint Rivers Commission,” it added.
The Indian delegation will be led by the Director General of the Border Security Force and will take part in the discussions with their Bangladeshi counterparts. (ANI)
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