DG Level Meeting Between BGB and BSF

Director General (DG) level Border Coordination Meeting do take place bi-annually which is hosted alternatively by Border Security Force (BSF), India and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh.

During the recently held Director General BSF - Director General BGB Level Border Co-ordination Conference from 20th - 25th August 2014 at New Delhi, BSF has raised the points on the issue of illegal activities and on this, both sides agreed to exchange intelligence inputs and real time information. In this regard, BSF handed over the following list to BGB for taking necessary action at their end:-

(i) List of 71 Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) camps in Bangladesh.

(ii) List of 06 IIGs leaders under detention in Bangladesh.

(iii) List of 216 Bangladesh drug smugglers.

(iv) List of 407 Bangladesh cattle smugglers.

(v) List of 21 Bangladesh gold smugglers.

(vi) List of 190 Bangladesh FICN racketeers.

(vii) List of 219 Bangladesh touts involved in human trafficking/Illegal Migration.

(viii) List of 60 Bangladesh criminals involved in attack/assault on BSF personnel.

(ix) List of 378 Bangladesh criminals involved in fence breach..

This was stated by Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to Shri Majeed Memon in the Rajya Sabha today.