Agartala, Aug 1: The BSF steps up vigil along Indo-Bangla border after unrest in Bangladesh(BSF) has stepped up its vigil along the border due to the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, BSF has been maintaining close coordination with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at various levels.
Recently, Bangladesh witnessed waves of violence and clashes during the quota reform protests claiming the lives of over 170 people and injuring over a thousand.
Media reports quoting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the recent agitation centred around quota reform was not a normal movement at all, rather, at one stage it turned into almost a terrorist-like attack.
A BSF spokesman said that to maintain close coordination with Bangladesh border guarding forces, during July, in addition to the Inspector General BSF-Region Commander BGB level conference, four Commandant level flag meetings and 150 Company Commander/Border Out Post (BOP) level meetings with BGB were held.
“The border areas which are vulnerable are being dominated by BSF and BGB jointly by carrying out special coordinated patrols and more than 100 such patrols have been carried out in the month of July. This has reinforced the mutual trust between the two border guarding forces and has greatly enhanced the synergy,” said the spokesman.
Surveillance has been stepped up and state of the art Hand Held Thermal Imagers and Drones have been inducted, he said.
BSF has adopted proactive measures to curb trans-border crime. Joint operations with sister agencies are being carried out in the hinterland and mobile check posts are being established with Tripura police and TSR at transit points including railway stations, bus stands, and inter-state check posts.
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