BSF panel holds 83 flag meetings with Bangladesh counterpart in 3 days

New Delhi: The five-member Border Security Force committee has held 83 flag meetings with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) over the last three days. The two sides have conducted nearly 241 'simultaneous coordinating' patrolling in vulnerable areas, BSF said.

The panel, constituted by the home ministry on Friday, was mandated to maintain communication channels with its Bangladesh counterpart to ensure safety and security of Indian nationals and minorities living there.

According to BSF, the first meeting was held on Saturday. "In order to reach out to counterparts up to border outpost and company levels, both the border guarding forces have held around 83 flag meetings at various levels in the last three days," BSF said. While appreciating BGB's role in preventing Bangladeshis from coming close to borders, BSF impressed upon BGB to protect Indians and minorities in Bangladesh.


Matters related to border security and other interests were also discussed. Commanders have devised channels for sharing real-time information on operational matters.

BSF has also organised 232 meetings with villagers living along borders to make them aware about the situation in Bangladesh and to seek their cooperation in border management.