The Border Safety Power (BSF) of the South Bengal Frontier helped a Bangladeshi lady have a final glimpse of her deceased Indian brother on Thursday amid rising tensions between the 2 international locations.
A panchayat member of the Gangulai village in North 24 Parganas knowledgeable the Firm Commander of the Border Outpost in Mustafapur in regards to the dying of Abdul Khalid Mandal, a resident of the village in India. His sister, who lives within the border village of Sardar Baripota in Bangladesh, expressed her need to bid farewell to her brother.
The Firm Commander then coordinated with the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to facilitate a gathering on the Zero Line (Worldwide Border).
Mandal’s sister and different kin had a ultimate glimpse of him on the Zero Line close to the Border Outpost in Mustafapur. They expressed gratitude to the border forces on each the perimeters for taking the initiative.
What the BSF stated
N Okay Pandey, DIG, Public Relations Officer of the South Bengal Frontier, BSF, stated, “BSF jawans not solely guard the borders day and evening however are additionally ready to cater to the human and social wants of the folks residing alongside the Worldwide Border.”
Latest months have witnessed a major escalation of tensions between India and Bangladesh. The arrest of a distinguished Hindu non secular chief Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh on sedition costs sparked widespread protests in India, culminating in an assault on the Bangladeshi consulate in Agartala. This incident, coupled with ongoing issues in regards to the alleged therapy of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, has strained diplomatic relations between the 2 nations.
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