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Agencies/ Agartala
Border Security Force today agreed to stop construction of barbed wire fencing at disputed places along the border with Bangladesh.

The BSF's decision came on the final day of the three-day meeting with Bangadesh rifles, which is opposing the construction of barbed wire fencing which falls within 150 yard of the border, here, BDR officer Brig Gen Golam Rabbani told reporters at Akhaura border check post.

Rabbani said BSF has agreed to stop construction of fencing at disputed places and both sides also agreed in the meeting to honour the border guidelines of 1975 agreement between the two countries.

BSF IG S K Dutta, who led the Indian delegation at the meeting, said "the Indian agencies would carry out the fencing along the Indo-Bangla border but <b>we would halt the fencing at a couple of places where the BDR is adamant".</b>

"The decision to halt fencing at some places was taken to de-escalate tension in some areas" Dutta said.
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