BSF-BGB meet in Dhaka for the first time after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government

Subhashis Mittra

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh in August last year, a Border Security Force (BSF) delegation for the first time travelled to Dhaka for bi-annual talks with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). On expected lines, the BSF brass raised the issue of attack on its personnel and Indian citizens by Bangladeshi criminals and drone intrusions. They sought ‘early’ construction of a single-row fence along the international boundary to curb trans-border crimes.

After the two sides wrapped up their talks on 28 August 2025, the BSF said in a statement that ‘Major agenda points from BSF were prevention against attack, assault, abuse and stone pelting on BSF personnel and Indian nationals by Bangladesh-based criminals/ miscreants, joint efforts to prevent trans-border crimes, action against Indian insurgent groups (IIGs) in Bangladesh, denial and delay in taking over apprehended illegal Bangladeshi entrants by BGB.’

The Indian delegation was led by BSF director general (DG) Daljit Singh Chawdhary and the Bangladeshi side was headed by BGB DG Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui. Chawdhary led a 11-member Indian delegation during the four-day talks while Siddiqui led a 21-member Bangladesh delegation. The talks, held between August 25-28, concluded at the BGB headquarters at Pilkhana with the signing of a joint record of discussions on a host of issues related to the 4,096 km-long international border (IB). Earlier, a BGB delegation had come to Delhi for these talks between 17-20 February 2025.