NEW DELHI, June 3: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said the forthcoming meeting between the heads of border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh in Delhi will discuss the issues of assault on its troops and Indian civilians by Bangladesh nationals, stopping entry of criminals from across the border and the breaching of the frontier fence by Bangladeshis.
The 57th edition of the bi-annual Director General-level border coordination conference between the BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be held at the headquarters of the force located on Lodhi Road between June 8-11.
The Indian delegation will be led by BSF DG Praveen Kumar while the BGB team will be headed by its DG Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, the BSF said in a statement.
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“During the course of the conference, discussions will be held on prevention against assault on BSF personnel and Indian civilians by Bangladesh nationals, to prevent trans-border crimes, prevent entry of Bangladesh criminals into India, incidents of fence breaching by Bangladesh nationals and construction of fence.
“The discussions will also include action against Indian insurgent groups (IIGs) in Bangladesh, issues related to border infrastructure, Confidence Building Measures (CBM) and other issues,” the statement said.
The forthcoming meeting will be the first since the BNP government took charge in Dhaka early this year.
The meeting assumes significance as the Modi government, through the public speeches of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has underlined that India will not allow illegal infiltration of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. The government has asserted that all such people present in the country will face a graded 3D action of ‘detect, delete and deport’.
India shares a 4,096 km long international border with Bangladesh, out of which about 860 km remains unfenced, including 174.51 km of the “not feasible for fencing” gap.
The last meeting between the two sides was held in Dhaka in August 2025 when Bangladesh had an interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus.
The DG-level border talks between the countries were held annually between 1975 and 1992, but they were made bi-annual in 1993, with either side alternatively travelling to the national capitals of New Delhi and Dhaka.
The BSF is designated as the lead security and intelligence-gathering agency for this front. (PTI)
