200 acres of land to be returned to Bangladesh by India: BGB-BSF meeting
- In Reports
- 03:09 PM, Sep 17, 2024
- Myind Staff
About 200 acres of land that Bangladeshi landowners lost to India as a result of Padma River erosion near the Daulatpur border in Kushtia are expected to be returned to them. Bangladesh Border Guard (BSG) senior officials and their Indian counterparts from the Border Security Force (BSF) met Sunday and agreed to resurvey the disputed land and return it to its rightful owners. A land dispute existed in Challishpara, Ramkrishnapur Union, and Daulatpur upazila due to the Padma River's course moved onto the new border, and natural disasters have caused markers on that international boundary to move by three kilometres. The problem first surfaced after a survey organised earlier this year.
The 47th Battalion commander of the BGB, Lieutenant Colonel M Mahbub Murshed Rahman, attested to the situation. "It has been agreed to conduct a resurvey of the disputed land and return it to the rightful owners." About 200 acres of Bangladeshi land had found their way into Indian territory, and roughly 40 acres of Indian land had found their way into Bangladeshi territory, according to the survey conducted on February 10. Now, both countries are getting ready to formally adjust the borders in October.
The discussion on Sunday also covered more general topics like stopping border killings and combating drug trafficking. It was held at the border pillar 152/7-S of the Jamalpur Border Outpost in Mahishkundi, Daulatpur. Commandant Vikram Dev Singh of the Rowshanbagh Battalion represented the BSF, while Lt. Col. Rahman headed the delegation from Bangladesh.
No one will be permitted to use the disputed land until the resurvey is finished, Lt Col Rahman stressed. In addition, he expressed Bangladesh's outrage at the recent border killings and pleaded with the Border Security Forces (BSF) not to hold onto innocent people and to stop any illicit cross-border activity, especially in the days preceding Durga Puja.
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