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India said it has abided by all protocols and agreements between the governments and border security forces of the two countries with regard to security measures at the border, including barbed wire fencing.

The message was conveyed to Bangladesh’s acting high commissioner to India Nural Islam, who was summoned by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to the South Block yesterday afternoon.

The summoning came a day after Bangladesh foreign ministry summoned Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma amid tensions touched off by the recent BSF activities along the shared border.

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