Bengal hands over 1,024.75 acres to BSF for fencing along Bangladesh border
West Bengal shares an international border of approximately 2,216 kilometres with Bangladesh, the longest border shared by any Indian state.
West Bengal shares an international border of approximately 2,216 kilometres with Bangladesh, the longest border shared by any Indian state.
Questioning the impact of securing only selected portions of the border, Sarma said, "If Siliguri is open and Mankachar is closed, then what is the meaning? These were historical mistakes."
A fresh administrative push on illegal immigration has prompted several undocumented migrants in West Bengal to head towards the Bangladesh border amid uncertainty over their future.
The MEA spokesperson said that in many cases verification have been "pending for more than five years or so".
Border fencing work has started in Bengal’s Phansidewa area after the state government transferred 27 kilometres of land to the BSF for security infrastructure.
Security along the India-Bangladesh border in North and South 24-Parganas has been intensified following the historic verdict delivered by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, which on Monday, sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity.
He said this in a written reply to the question of BJP MPs Shambhu Sharan Patel and Neeraj Shekhar.
One of the major interdictions occurred on June 14 near the Dholakcheri Border Outpost in South Tripura.
Security agencies in Assam have launched an intensive probe after an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was discovered abandoned in an open field near the India-Bangladesh border, raising alarms over potential cross-border surveillance or smuggling operations.
The retreat of a bugle and marching by Border Security Force soldiers in crisp uniforms was in harmony with Border Guard Bangladesh personnel as the two sides performed a Retreat Ceremony drill on a February weekend.
