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Dhaka, Delhi agree to coordinate patrols

Bangladesh to give Indians double-entry and exit visa, consider extradition treaty

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Bangladesh and India agreed to coordinate patrols in their own territories by their security forces and Dhaka agreed to grant doubleentry and exit visas to Indians transiting through international air and land ports before wrapping up home secretary level talks yesterday.
Dhaka said it was ready to sign an agreement to enhance cooperation in security issues, if required and also agreed to consider New Delhi's proposal for an extradition treaty and respond to it at a meeting between the two countries likely to be held in next January or early February.
New Delhi, on the other hand, proposed a three-point package proposal for Dhaka to notify India on the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and agreed to work towards a more concrete solution to the problem after receiving Dhaka's response to the package.
The coordinated patrol of the borders came as a compromise to India's proposal of joint security operations along the borders and entailed exchange of information on terrorists' and criminals' movement across the borders. But the nature of the patrol was still unclear.
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF)
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would coordinate their operations on both sides of the 4,126 km borders by exchanging information and modalities of any movement by either border patrols in advance.
Speaking at a joint press conference after the three-day meeting, the two home secretaries, Bangladesh's Omar Farooq and India's Dhirendra Singh, refused to give any specific detail on the Indian allegations of 195 Indian insurgent camps in Bangladesh.
"We exchanged our positions and explained our perception. We noted that these are the problems that exist for a long time and we agreed to work closely on these matters," replied Singh when asked if the Indian allegation was discussed at the meeting.
"We discussed all security issues, we have reached an understanding and we agreed to work very closely on all security issues to effectively tackle the
problem."
Both sides repeated the same stand during a flurry of questions by reporters on the allegations of renewed Indian insurgent activities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, anti-Bangladesh elements on Indian soil and Bangladeshi civilian deaths caused by the BSF.
Singh said criminals and insurgents were taking advantage of the long porous borders and both sides would work closely to develop an effective mechanism to prevent such infiltration.
Asked about any discord between the two nations during the meeting, he said he was satisfied with the fact that both sides understood each other's perception on all matters and their work would progress from that point.
Farooq said for the understanding the two home secretaries for the first time would try to work through matters by communicating by phone to quickly resolve issues rather than a prolonged wait for formal talks.
Farooq also said a double-entry and exit visa for Bangladeshi citizens was already provided by India and Dhaka's agreement to grant Indian citizens the doubleentry and exit visa was only a reciprocal move on Bangladesh's part.
Speaking on India's prevarication on ratifying the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement, known as the Mujib-Indira agreement, Singh said there were legal constraints on the Indian side as India required notification of demarcated boundaries before ratification while for Bangladesh notification comes after ratifying agreements.
"The main point is the boundary should be properly noti-fied...What is needed as far as the people are concerned is that there should be no gap as far as boundary is concerned," said Singh on long-standing issues, including enclaves inside both countries and a 6.5 km undemarcated border.
The two sides also reached an agreement to share information between the agencies concerned
to eliminate drugs and human trafficking along the borders. They also agreed to tighten border patrolling to prevent movements across the border without legal documents.
A joint press statement issued by both sides said the talks between the 15-member Bangladeshi delegation led by Farooq and the 14-member Indian delegation led by Singh tackled all issues based on mutual understanding of their sensitivities to build confidence.