Tension over building fence at Chapainawabganj border: BGB, BSF hold flag meeting

Tensions have risen between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Border Security Force (BSF) over the construction of a barbed wire fence at the Chapainawabganj border.

Following the incident, a flag meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon between both sides at the battalion commander level to discuss the issue.

Lt Col Golam Kibria, Commander of 59 BGB Battalion, said that the BSF had begun digging soil to build the fence near border pillar 177/2 S in the Shibganj upazila area of Chapainawabganj.

However, the BGB strongly protested, and the BSF halted their work twice in response.

On Wednesday morning, when the BSF resumed their work, the BGB intervened again, leading to the flag meeting.

Both sides agreed that no further construction would take place without an agreement between the BGB and BSF headquarters.

Lt Col Kibria reassured the public that there was no cause for concern, as the BGB is guarding the border.

The dispute began when the BSF's Sabdalpur camp in India’s Maldaha district started work on the fence on Monday.