India summons Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner over border issue
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has summoned Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Nurul Islam over border tensions. Earlier, the Bangladesh Ministry of External Affairs had summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma over this issue on Sunday.
This information was reported by Indian media Asianet in a report on Monday (January 13).
After the discussion with the Bangladesh foreign ministry, Pranay Verma told reporters that Dhaka and Delhi will work together to curb crime on the border. India had taken the initiative to put up a barbed wire fence on the border to prevent infiltration. India expects Bangladesh's cooperative attitude in building the fence.
He also said that discussions were held with the foreign secretary to combat smuggling and illegal infiltration.
Earlier, Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said at a press conference at the Home Ministry, "To prevent any untoward incident, the matter will be informed to the Indian High Commission through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
The Home Affairs Adviser said, "During the previous government, India got the opportunity to construct barbed wire fences in some areas of the border. India has completed the construction of barbed wire fences on 3,271 kilometers of the 4,156-kilometer border with Bangladesh. India has taken the initiative to construct barbed wire on the remaining 885 kilometers of the border."