India and Bangladesh to Discuss Border Security at Delhi Conference

High-level border security officials from India and Bangladesh are set to convene in New Delhi for their 57th Director General-level Border Coordination Conference. The meeting, scheduled from June 8 to 11, will focus on a range of critical border management and security issues. This marks the first such conference since the new state government assumed power in West Bengal, a state that shares the longest border with Bangladesh among all Indian states. Director General Praveen Kumar will lead the Indian delegation from the Border Security Force (BSF), while Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui will head the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) team. Discussions are expected to center on preventing assaults against BSF personnel and Indian civilians by Bangladeshi nationals, curbing cross-border criminal activities, and stopping the entry of Bangladeshi criminals into India. The agenda also includes addressing incidents of fence breaching and deliberating on actions against Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) operating within Bangladesh. Confidence-building measures and other aspects of effective border management will also be on the table.

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This is the first meeting between the two forces after the new BJP state government took charge in West Bengal, which shares the longest border with Bangladesh.