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| Tension mounts as Indian BSF resumes fencing of India-Bangla border |
| 2009-03-02 |
| Dinajpur-The India border guards yesterday resumed erecting barbed wire fencing along their side opposite the Monipur camp in Dinajpur and BDR personnel resisted the efforts.Sources said the BDR jawans are performing their duties without high officials. Tension is mounting between Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and BDR men as India wants to exploit the worse crisis passing Bangladesh. Local people said 69 BSF Battalion of Amulia camp resumed constructing a ring road to erect barbed wire fence 150 metre inside no-man's-land at Kamdevpur village under the camp on Saturday. But in the face of strong opposition by 40 BDR Battalion, the Indian border force stopped the work. But BSF men again started their activity with heavy machinery, including shovels and tractors, to develop the groundwork. The BDR jawans again protested the BSF attempt and called for a flag meeting, but BSF did not respond to the meeting. Despite repeated request, BSF men continued their work violating the international border rules. Sources said at least 12 BDR men are performing their duties at the Monipur camp without any BDR high-ups. BSF men are exploiting the recent mutiny by BDR jawans that claimed at least 63 lives of army officers. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #4 Also, a lot of the BDR regulars support their pay by accepting incentives from smugglers. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-03-02 20:55 |
| #3 What business is it of Bangladesh if India fences their side of the border? Bangladesh is India's Mexico. The majority of the illegals in India are B'deshi's. |
| Posted by: Trader_DFW 2009-03-02 20:42 |
| #2 There is a treaty that prohibits defensive works and stationing of the regular army at the border. How a fence is considered to be a defensive work is something only the BDR can explain. |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-03-02 15:33 |
| #1 What business is it of Bangladesh if India fences their side of the border? It would be like Mexico protesting because we're ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-03-02 15:09 |