A four-day conference of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) with India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has begun today in Dhaka.

A 24-member BGB team led by its Director General Major General Md Shafeenul Islam participated in the first day of the conference at BGB Headquarters in the capital’s Pilkhana around 11:45am, a press release of BGB says.

The other delegation members include representatives from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), foreign ministry, home ministry, Department of Narcotics Control, Joint Rivers Commission, and Department of Land Records and Survey.

A 10-member delegation of BSF led by its Director General Rajni Kant Mishra is participating in the conference. The delegation also includes officials from the ministries of home and external affairs of India.

They would discuss issues regarding smuggling of Phensedyl, heroin and Yaba into Bangladesh, shooting at innocent Bangladeshi citizens, smuggling of ammunition, detention of Bangladeshi people, illegal trespassing of Bangladesh border, endeavours to stop citizens of Myanmar from crossing the border, installing permanent border pillars in Muhurichar area, river-conservation of both the countries, development work in the 150 yards of international boundary and strengthening the mutual relationship of the two forces.

BSF Director General Rajni Kant Mishra along with BGB Director General Major General Md Shafeenul Islam made a courtesy call on Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at the Secretariat earlier today.

The conference would end on June 15 with the signing of the Joint Record of Discussions (JRD), the press release read.