A flag meeting between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Border Security Force (BSF) of India was held on Wednesday afternoon, focusing on the construction of a barbed wire fence at the Chouka border in the district.
A decision to suspend the barbed wire fencing and road construction along the Shibganj frontier in the district was made during the flag meeting, according to a BSS report.
Lieutenant Colonel Md Golam Kibria, Commanding Officer (CO) of the 59 Battalion of the BGB, confirmed the development.
"It was a cordial discussion between the officials of both countries," he said, adding that further decisions would be taken later by the high officials of the two countries.
"Members of the Sabdalpur BSF camp in Gopalganj Thana of Malda district in India started constructing a road and erecting a barbed wire fence along the border last Sunday morning. However, after the BGB's intervention, the work was stopped. The situation is now calm, and additional BGB members have been deployed at the border," the CO stated.
He assured the general public that there is no reason to be afraid.