File Photo: Foreign affairs adviser Touhid Hossain speaks to the media.
on September 14, 2024Border killing hinders Bangladesh-India ties: Foreign adviser
By Diplomatic Correspondent
Border killings are a major obstacle to fostering good relations between Bangladesh and India, said foreign adviser Md. Touhid Hossain.
“Bangladesh-India ties need to be strengthened at the people-to-people level. When border killings occur, they create negative repercussions among the masses... we do not want this,” the foreign advisor told media at the foreign ministry on September 9.
The foreign adviser made the comments in response to questions about the incident of border killing that took place on September 9.
“We are awaiting confirmation from the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB). Once we receive it, we will lodge a strong protest with New Delhi,” he said, describing the killings as “unacceptable.”
Hossain noted that border killings also took place during the so-called “golden chapter” of Bangladesh-India relations under the previous Awami League government, adding that “the trend has continued even now.”
The adviser emphasized that when Bangladesh seeks good relations with India, these ties must be built on fairness. “We do not want one-sided relations,” he added.
Earlier, the foreign ministry lodged a formal protest with the Indian government following the killing of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Shwarna Das, from Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district.
Das was reportedly shot and killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) on September 1.
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