The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday, January 31, stopped the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) from constructing an illegal bunker at a location along the Indo-Bangladesh border in north Bengal.
A senior BSF officer said, “On January 31, the BGB was constructing a sentry post bunker in the Dahagram Angarpota area of the north Bengal frontier, within 150 yards of the international border, before the BSF intervened.”
Reportedly, BSF also stopped locals from constructing a structure within 150 metres of the border fence.
Interestingly, the fencing drive along the Indo-Bangladesh border was stopped earlier by BSF amidst objections by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). Apparently, it was stopped to avoid tension between the two countries.
Notably, tensions at the India-Bangladesh border have increased since the Islamist government under Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus came to power after displacing secular Sheikh Hasina.
