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A flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held over a tense situation that arose regarding the construction of a barbed wire fence by the BSF along the Bastabar border in Dhamoirhat upazila of Naogaon.
The meeting took place on Friday at 4:30 pm on the zero line adjacent to the Bastabar Border Outpost (BOP) in Dhamoirhat upazila.
The meeting was held between the commander of the Shibpur Company of BSF's 123rd Battalion and the commander of the Bastabar BOP of BGB's 14th Battalion, UNB reports.
Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Iqbal Hossain, the commanding officer of BGB's 14th Battalion, said that the company-level commanders of both BGB and BSF engaged in a cordial discussion. The BSF agreed to halt the construction of the barbed wire fence. A decision on whether fences or roads will be built along the border will be taken through discussions between higher officials of BGB and BSF.
He added that the BSF assured that they would not construct any fences or structures within 150 yards of the zero line. If they attempt to violate this commitment, BGB will resist such actions.
According to BGB and local sources, as per the law, no border country is allowed to construct fences or structures within 150 yards of the zero line, except for agricultural purposes. However, BSF personnel attempted to build structures along the border, violating international law. Following the activities, BGB personnel intervened and stopped the construction. Subsequently, the BSF members left without completing their work.