Path to Peace
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 Indi
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