A sector commander level conference between the frontier forces of the two neighbourning countries- Bangladesh and India was held at Benapole , Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer, 26 Border Guard Battalion confirmed New Nation during a short break of the conference.
Talking to New Nation, the BGB CO told that trans-border killings, smugglings, trafficking in persons and some other bilateral issued was being focused in the conference that was continuing till 5:45pm.
The conference was begun at around 11 am at the headquarters of the BGB at Benapole, BGB sources said.BSF officials led by Arbind Singha, acting sector commander, Kolkata BSF were accorded welcome by the BGB on arrival on the no-man’s land earlier. BGB officials who took part the conference include Colonel Khalilur Rahman, sector commander, BGB, Khulna,Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, CO, 26 Border Guard Battalion, Lt Col Abdur Rahim, CO, 23 Border Guard Battalion, Lt Col Azizul Islam, CO,34 Border Guard Battalion, Lt Col Shahidur Rahman, staff officer, Khulna, Major Nazir Ahmed Bakshi, acting commanding officer, 38 Border Guard Battalion, Major ATM Ahsan Habib, staff officer and Lt Commander Shah Kamruzzaman, staff officer, BGB.Arbind Singha, acting sector commander, Kolkata BSF, Ajit Kumar Bha, commanding officer, 144 BSF Battalion, KM Prashad, CO, 3 BSF Battalion, MK Jha, CO, 40 BSF Battalion, senior staff officer Sree Das Raj, Manoj Kumar, CO, 152 BSF Battalion, staff officers Dinesh Kumar and RK Goshwami and Jitendra Kumar,company commander, Haridaspur were among the Indian officials. Jessore Correspondent.
