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Dhaka to seek border pledge

Shahara goes to Delhi tomorrow for talks

Rezaul Karim
The three-day India-Bangladesh home minister-level talks start tomorrow with Dhaka irritated by Indian Border Security Force's recent brutal treatment of Bangladeshis and escalating tension at the borders. Home Minister Shahara Khatun, who would lead a 12-member delegation, departs for New Delhi tomorrow (February23) morningtohold ministerial-level talks with her Indian counterpart P Chidambaram.
Official sources said issues like killing of Bangladeshi civilians by BSF at the borders, early ratification of Land Boundary Agreement signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Bangladesh, and repatriation of two killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would dominate the talks.
Officials said Bangladesh this time would ask for firm commitment from India regarding its earlier pledge to stop the killing at the borders forgood.
Bangladesh would also ask for an explanation on the statement made by BSF regarding application of force at the borders and progress of ratification process of the Land Boundary Agreement between the two countries.
The issue of border management and other security related issues would also come up for discussion.
Both sides would also review the list of criminals staying in each others countries. Earlier, the countries exchanged lists of criminals, drug and arms smugglers.
India may take up the issue of signing extradition treaty but Bangladesh would continue to buy time as the government is yet to finalise the deal and it is still under discussion, sources said.
Shahara's delegation includes the home secretary, two additional secretaries of the home ministry, senior officials from the ministries of foreign affairs, and land, and a senior official from Border Guard Bangladesh. Bangladesh high commissioner in New Delhi would also be in the team.
Home ministry sources said the Bangladesh delegation would discuss a broad range of issues emanating from security cooperation, including border managementplan.
Officials said the recent BSF brutality on a young cattle trader, which was shown on video, have not only shocked Bangladesh but also caught India's attention as well prompting New Delhi to take action against the personnel involved.
“We will ask for explanation as well as steps taken by the Indian side to stop recurrences of such incidents in future,” said a senior official of the delegation.
Sources said Shahara's visit would allow a renewed discussion on such border incidents, which have all the potential to generate a negative impact on people-to-people relations.
The two home ministers, as the agenda indicates, would also review the implementation of border management agreement signed in July last during Chidambaram's visit to Dhaka.