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BDR, BSF declare ceasefire

Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) agreed to a ceasefire on Wednesday night after a five-hour exchange of fire over BSF’s construction of barbed-wire fencing along Singrimari border in Lalmonirhat district.
The ceasefire came into force after telephonic conversation between Rangpur BDR sector commander Col Lutfar Rahman and acting Kuchbihar BSF sector com-manderPKTYipathyat 8:15pm.
A flag meeting between BDR and BSF yesterday noon on the zero line in Singrimari border agreed to the ceascrfire. It also discussed resolv-
ing the problem as per international border rules.
Meanwhile, an uneasy calm prevailed in the bordering areas of Lalmonirhat, Naogaon, Kurigram and Khagrachhari yesterday in the wake of Wednesday’s exchange of several thousand bullets between BDR and BSF over construction of fences along the border at Singrimari and at Ramgarh in Khagrachhari. No fresh violence however erupted.
The BSF opened fire on BDR personnel at about 3:15pm on Wednesday when they opposed a BSF bid to erect fences along the border only 150 yards off the zero point in both the areas, violating Indo-Bangladesh Boundary Accord, 1974, commonly known as the Mujib-Indira treaty.
Two Bangladeshi nationals were bullet-hit in the fight at Lalmonirhat.
Our correspondents and sources in the BDR headquarters said inhabitants of the areas were still panicky over the incident.
BDR personnel have been put on high alert and they have stepped up patrol along the border.
LALMONIRHAT SITUATION
At yesterday's flag meeting, BDR team led by Lt Col Monjur Ahad Helal, commanding officer of Lalmonirhat 19 Rifle Battalion, agreed to the proposal of ceasefire on condition that BSF would not resume construction of fences on the no-man's land.
Commander of Kuchbihar 6 BSF Battalion KS Gunjial led the Indian side.
Col Lutfar Rahman and Brigadier AK Bhanot are likely to meet at a sector-commander-level flag meeting in the next two days to discuss and resolve the outstanding border issues, reports BSS.
INDIAN SPY HELD
BDR personnel held a highly trained Indian spy with a self-loaded rifle (SLR) and 12 bullets, sent to Singrimari border by the commander of 6 BSF Battalion yesterday morning.
During interrogation, the spy, Constable Shyam Shakhor, admitted to his espionage activities along the border since the gunfight erupted on Wednesday, BSS reported quoting official sources and frontier people.
He was later handed over to BSF authorities through a battalion commander-level flag meeting along Bamunpara border in Sapahar upazila of Naogaon.
"Shakhor was handed over to the Indians along with his arms and ammunition as a good gesture from BDR after BSF apologised for his illegal intrusion, and 10 rounds of unprovoked fire by BSF troops of Naherkuri camp at noon," BSS said quoting an official.
BSF GUN DOWN INDIAN
The BSF shot an Indian national dead at Mujibnagar border in Meherpur district yesterday, reported our Kushtia correspondent.
The victim was identified as Tetul Ali of village Hridoypur in Chapra thana of Nadia district.
BSF troops opened fire when Tetul, an alleged smuggler, was taking away some diesel containers from Bangladesh. He was killed on no-man's land near Pillar No. 72 at around 4:00am.
"The BSF might have suspected him to be a Bangladeshi and shot him," said Meherpur Superintendent of Police Awlad Hossain.