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BDR-BSF conference starts today

Staff Correspondent
A three-day director general-level conference between Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and > Indian Border Security Force (BSF) begins In Dhaka today.
An 18-member delegation led by BSF Director General (DG) ML Kumawat arrived here yesterday afternoon to attend the conference at the BDR Pilkhana Headquarters.
BDR DG Maj Gen Md Mainul Islam will lead a 22-member delegation.
Strengthening joint patrol and preventing trans-border smuggling of illegal goods, especially drugs, will figure prominently at the conference.
In a bid to strengthen rela tionship between BDR and BSF, holding of regular flag meetings and friendly sport matches arc also likely to be the agendas, sources at the home ministry said. The conference will take place against the backdrop of killings of three Bangladeshi cattle traders at Benapole border yesterday. BSF gunned down the traders while they were returning home from India in the morning. The incident triggered tension along the border.
Bangladesh will also table issues like killing, injuring and torturing of unarmed Bangladeshi nationals by BSF and Indian nationals in bordering areas and forcingin Bangla speaking Indians to Bangladesh.
“Defence strategy in the name of erecting fences along the border, road construction and excavation within 150 yards of the border line will come as agendas at the conference,” read the list of BDR agenda, adding that Dhaka would also ask Delhi for repatriation of the nationals of the two countries who have completed jail terms.
Facilitating development works for preventing river erosion has also been included among the agendas.
In its list of agenda sent to BDR, BSF emphasised making joint efforts to prevent human trafficking and extend cooperation in curbing trans-border crimes.
India will also seek Bangladesh's cooperation in construction of their border fence and facilitating development works along the borders.
"Joint efforts to prevent trans-border crimes like smuggling of narcotics and formulation of joint border management plan will also be featured at the discussion," added the BSF list of agenda.
Regarding security in border, the BSF will put forward the issue of alleged presence of Indian insurgent groups in Bangladesh, deportation of a few leaders and members of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
This is the second DG-level conference between BDR and BSF since the BDR rebellion in Pilkhana in February.