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India makes Bangladesh stop illegal construction activities in the border – Indian security forces praised for action
Indian border security force (BSF) has performed marvelously, say Indian officials. For the first time, Bangladesh got a strong message from India – they just cannot get away with illegal activities in the border including illegal constructions and infiltration by Bangladeshis.
According to media sources, border officials of India and Bangladesh on Sunday negotiated peace after a dispute over the building of an embankment on Mahananda river by India sparked an exchange of heavy fire on Friday.
In a statement after a meeting at Malda, the scene of the skirmish, Border Security Force (BSF) said the dispute had been amicably resolved.
"The dispute has been amicably resolved and we agreed to defuse tension. There is no problem anymore," said BSF Deputy Inspector General OP Gaur.
Gaur led the Indian side at the flag meeting at Nimua in Malda while Reza Sarvar, Commander of the Bangladesh Rifles, headed his country's team.of the embankment. BSF troopers retaliated and at least two Indian civilians were injured in the firing on Saturday.
Frightened villagers who fled their homes along the frontier were reluctant to return, Indian officials said.
The BSF had opposed construction of a concrete structure on the bank of the Mahananda in Bangladesh, which is within 150 metres of the zero line or actual border where no permanent structures are allowed.
In turn, BDR troops interfered with the building of an embankment on the Indian side and resorted to firing though it was more than 200 metres from the zero line.
Gaur said it had been agreed at Sunday's meeting that India would continue with its embankment work because it is beyond 150 metres from the zero line, but Bangladesh would not put up the concrete structure.
He said the two sides would "coordinate to avoid misunderstandings".
The BDR had earlier demanded that India should permit it to erect prefabricated concrete structures at Gilabari and Poladanga border posts on the Bangladeshi side, which are within 150 metres from the zero line.
The BSF on Sunday also proposed a joint effort after the monsoons to prevent erosion, to which the BDR reportedly did not agree immediately but promised to communicate the proposal to authorities in Dhaka.
The Mahananda has been eroding its banks on both sides of the border, threatening Indian and Bangladeshi border posts and the wire fence India is building to stop illegal migration.
While Indian officials said they were fortifying the riverbanks with sand bags - not considered a construction of permanent nature - well over 150 metres from the zero line, they alleged Bangladesh was building concrete structures on its side within no man's land.
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