BGB and BSF Exchange Fire at Jibannagar Border in Chuadanga, Flag Meeting Called
An exchange of fire has taken place between the BGB and the BSF at the Medinipur border in Jibannagar Upazila of Chuadanga. The incident took place at around 7 pm on Friday (6 November), the BGB said.
The information was given in a press release sent to the media at 11:27 pm on Friday. The release was signed by Major Towasin Habib Hasan, acting commander of 58 BGB.
The release said that at around 7 pm on Friday, in the border area under the responsibility of the Medinipur BOP of the Maheshpur Battalion (58 BGB), near Main Pillar 61/1-S, the sound of gunfire was heard near the barbed-wire fence about 200 yards inside India from the zero line.
According to the release, a BGB patrol team from the Medinipur camp then quickly reached the spot and fired back, considering the safety of the people living near the border.
According to information received from local people, when a Bangladeshi citizen crossed the border and entered inside India, a patrol team from the Tungi camp under the 32 BSF Battalion fired at him.
Hearing the sound of gunfire, the BGB patrol team from the Medinipur camp quickly reached the spot and fired back, considering the safety of the border and the people living near the border, the release said.
Immediately after the incident, BGB patrols and surveillance in the border area were strengthened.
Contact with the BSF at commander level is continuing on the matter. Alongside this, a flag meeting at company commander level has been called over the issue, the press release said.
