What happened?
India and Bangladesh will hold a four-day Director General (DG)-level meeting with discussions on border fencing and infiltration to be among top agenda. The 55th edition of these bi-annual talks will take place between February 16-19, led by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) DG and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) chief. This will be the first such meeting since the ouster of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 05, 2024.
Why it matters to India
This twice postponed meeting is taking place in the backdrop of ongoing border tensions between the two sides on the construction of fences along the international border, which resulted in both sides summoning each other’s High Commissioners recently. While Bangladesh has expressed “deep concern” about India’s fence construction along the border, India, on the other hand, insisted that it is following all the protocols and agreements regarding “security measures at the border.”