Border killings can stop if people stop entering India: BGB chief

By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Dec 20 : In a bid to stop border killings, Border Guard Bangladesh Director General, Major General Md Shafeenul Islam on Sunday called on residents of frontier areas not to trespass into Indian territory.
“It is possible to bring down the number of border killings to zero through diplomatic activities, along with public awareness and economic development of the border areas’ people,” he said while responding about a question about border killings after inaugurating the BGB Day 2020 programmes by hoisting the force’s regimental flags atop its headquarters here.
The BGB Day 2020 is being celebrated on Sunday through various programmes at its headquarters Pilkhana in Dhaka and all its battalions across the country.
Earlier, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr A.K. Abdul Momen also mentioned this issue, saying that his government never supports any criminal activity in the border areas.
The BGB chief also said that the Bangladesh side will raise the issue at the forthcoming 51st round of Director General Level Talks (DGLT) between Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and the BGB, to be held from December 22 to 26 in India’s Guwahati.
According to a BGB press release, the BGB will protest the incidents of opening fire on unarmed Bangladeshis, injuring and killing them and discuss ways for stopping such incidents.