10-30-2004, 02:32 AM
<b>BDR put on full alert</b>
By Haroon Habib
DHAKA,OCT.28. The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has been put on full alert along over 2,250-km of border with West Bengal to foil what they call "any attempt" by the <b>Indian Border Security Force (BSF) to push in "Bangla-speaking Indian Muslims" into Bangladeesh</b>.
Patrolling by the BDR has also been intensified after the heavy exchange of fire between the border guards of the two countires along Panchagarh over the reported "push-in" and "push-back" on Monday night.
BDR officials said the "push-in" attempts were being madee largely at the northwest ans western borders and no flag meetings between the BDR and the BSF were held on the issue.
One official was quoted as saying that "the situation is now calm" since the BSF had "stopped their attempts to push-in."
The Hindu, Friday, October 29, 2004.
By Haroon Habib
DHAKA,OCT.28. The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has been put on full alert along over 2,250-km of border with West Bengal to foil what they call "any attempt" by the <b>Indian Border Security Force (BSF) to push in "Bangla-speaking Indian Muslims" into Bangladeesh</b>.
Patrolling by the BDR has also been intensified after the heavy exchange of fire between the border guards of the two countires along Panchagarh over the reported "push-in" and "push-back" on Monday night.
BDR officials said the "push-in" attempts were being madee largely at the northwest ans western borders and no flag meetings between the BDR and the BSF were held on the issue.
One official was quoted as saying that "the situation is now calm" since the BSF had "stopped their attempts to push-in."
The Hindu, Friday, October 29, 2004.