No Indian insurgent groups on Bangladesh soil, says BGB

Bangladesh on Friday denied presence of any Indian insurgent groups operating from its soil, but acknowledged that Bangladesh extremist groups like the Jamad Mujahid Bangladesh or Jammate Muzahuddin are sometimes involved in cross border movement between the two countries.

This was informed by the Border Guards Bangladesh, Region Commander, Muhammad Zakir Hussain at a press briefing after the conclusion of the Border Security Force and Border Guards Bangladesh conference in Shillong.

Apart from this, the BGB region commander maintained that it is keeping a close tab on illegal crossing through the International Border.

Meanwhile, Inspector General of Meghalaya frontier, BSF, Kuldeep Saini that both the countries had agreed to intensify operations against smuggling of drugs, cattle and illegal cross border movements.