A day after the interim government of Bangladesh expressed “deep concern” about the prevailing situation along the India-Bangladesh borders, India has summoned the Bangladesh’s Deputy High Commissioner Md. Nural Islam over border issue on Monday (January 13, 2025).
The India-Bangladesh border has been under focus since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina Government on August 5, 2024, as subsequently, on several locations of the border, members of the erstwhile ruling party Awami League’s members and Bangladeshi citizens were spotted trying to enter Indian territories.
In late August 2024, the dead body of Awami League leader Ishfaq Ali Khan Panna was found inside Meghalaya close to the Indo-Bangladesh border amid suspicion that he was chased and killed by his political rivals.
Dhaka’s message was conveyed by Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin to the Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma during a meeting which was held soon after the Adviser on Home Affairs Jehangir Alam Chowdhury informed the media that India has been erecting fences in five locations on the Indo-Bangladesh borders and alleged that Bangladesh authorities were not consulted before starting the construction work. He announced that the Indian envoy was being “summoned” to discuss the situation.
Published – January 13, 2025 03:24 pm IST
