Kolkata: The provocation did not stop even in the flag meeting with Border Guard Bangladesh or BGB. In Indian territory at Vaishnavnagar in Malda, BSF goes to put up barbed wire…and this is also objected by Border Guard Bangladesh and citizens of Bangladesh border. Due to which the BSF was forced to stop the barbed wire work on the border. But what is Bangladesh’s objection if barbed wire is installed on the border?
BSF held a flag meeting with BGB at Bongaon, North 24 Parganas, Petrapole-Benapole border last Thursday against Bangladesh’s provocation on the border. Flag meetings are chaired by an officer of the rank of IG. The meeting discussed coordination and maintaining peace along the border as well as enhancing mutual cooperation between the two security forces. According to the source, the meeting also discussed the provision of barbed wire. However, it is called a routine meeting by the BSF. In this heated situation, on Sunday, the Yunus government summoned the Indian High Commissioner posted in Dhaka. On Monday, in response, the Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Delhi and gave a strong message.
In this overall situation, a post has recently gone viral on social media. It claimed, “An armed encounter on the Bangladesh-India border over the past few days has created a sensational situation. The incident took place between BGB personnel and BSF personnel on duty on the Bangladesh side of the border. One Bangladeshi BGB member was seriously injured in the encounter, and 18 Indian personnel were injured. BSF personnel were reported killed.” See the post here
India Today fact checked it. It emerged that on January 10 and 12, two ordinary Bangladeshis were injured in firing by Indian border guards. However, the claim that 18 BSF jawans were killed in BGB firing is completely false and baseless.
How was the decision reached?
There would have been an uproar if such an incident had happened. He had huge coverage in most of the country’s press. But, nothing like that was seen. Furthermore, by keyword search, no reports on this issue were found in the Indian, Bangladeshi or international press. Nothing related to this has been shared from any authentic page on social media.
Disclaimer: This report was published by Ajatak Bangla and Shakti Collective (Fact Check: Fact Check: 18 BSF killed by border guards in Bangladesh? No, the claim is baseless) as part of the report translated by ABP Live Bangla.
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