Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong on Tuesday revealed that the state government has written a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs requesting the need to allow fencing to be constructed at zero line of the international border with Bangladesh.
East Jaintia Hills district administration has prohibited movement of people at the international border with the intention to cross the international boundary in Bangladesh or sneak into the India territory.
Bangladesh Assistant High Commissioner Arif Mohammad said that one of the 12 Bangladeshi nationals is a minor girl, who was brought by their relatives to Tripura to perform domestic work six years ago.
Cold winds, descending from about three kilometres above sea level towards the north-east, have ushered in winter conditions in Assam and several other northeastern states.
In a series of operations conducted on January 3, 2024, by the troops of BSF Meghalaya, more than 10,000 kgs of sugar meant for smuggling to Bangladesh through different bordering districts of Meghalaya were seized.
A moderate intensity earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale, hit parts of northeastern region of India and adjoining Bangladesh on Saturday morning.
