Political Turmoil In Dhaka- BSF Stops Local Movement Near India-Bangladesh International Border
BSF has asked locals residing along the 4,096 km-long India-Bangladesh international border to not undertake unnecessary movement in the area.
BSF Restricts Local Movement Near India-Bangladesh International Border Amid Political Turmoil In Dhaka
The BSF gave this advice to the people living along the 4,096 km India-Bangladesh international border following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Dhaka today, officials disclosed on Tuesday.
Monday, the border force ordered all of its units to “maintain an alert posture” along the 2,217 km long front that passes through West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, and Mizoram.
Moving further with his border trail for the next two days, AG (Operation) Daljit Singh Chawdhary once again visited the largest integrated with check post of BSF, Petrapole, a border post 80 kms from Kolkata and a ‘high sensitive post of the force in North 24 Paraganas at the front.
A personnel from Frontier also said that the “perception of the visit to assess the tactical and operational preparedness and the deployment strategies of the BSF at these important places in view of the events that took place in Bangladesh”.
The DG later went to the ‘highly sensitive’ Ranaghat border ‘point’ to assess the current insecurity status in Bangladesh and discus operational measures on how to check cross border influx and smuggling. Despite the fact that there has been some progress, the spokesperson quoted the (he: DG) saying that it is necessary to enhance the awareness and use proper approaches to address these matters.
The chief of BSF also spoke in a Sainik Sammelan where according to the source the ‘current situation’ in Bangladesh was depicted and strict instructions were passed for actions to be taken to meet any contingency. Stressing on the necessity of besige preparedness keeping in mind the daunting nature of terrains of Bangladesh Chawdhary encouraged the officers & jawans and said that they should ‘be ready for any budding situation’, said the spokesperson.
Another senior officer said the DG was told of the available troop strength at the border posts and other measures being undertaken to ensure that no illegitimate person crosses this border, albeit the recent incidences in Bangladesh.
The villagers as well as the locals living in border areas in the five states have been advised not to cross the border or indulge in any unnecessary movement especially at night, the officer stated.
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