The ‘Inspectors General Border Security Force (BSF)-Region Commanders Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-level Border Co-Ordination Conference’ began today at the BSF’s Meghalaya Frontier headquarter in Umpling.
Issues related to smuggling of cattle, drugs, Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), contraband items and to maintain peace and tranquillity along the international border will be discussed at the three-day conference that will conclude on November 29.
A ten-member BGB delegation was welcomed by the BSF at Integrated Check Post (ICP) Dawki. The BGB is headed by Tanveer Gani Chowdhury, Additional Director General, Region Commander of South East Region Chattogram.
From BSF, the Indian delegation is headed by Susanta Kumar Nath, Inspector General (Tripura Frontier) along with 11 members from Meghalaya, Guwahati, Silchar and Tripura Frontier of BSF.
Representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and also attended the conference.
The conference will culminate with the signing of the Joint Record of Discussion (JRD) by the leaders of both delegations.