South Asia

India–Bangladesh border guards chiefs' meeting scheduled in Dhaka for August 25–28

Published: 12:26, 11 August 2025

Dhaka is set to host the 56th Director General–level Border Conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India’s Border Security Force (BSF) from August 25 to 28. The high-profile talks will take place at the BGB Headquarters in Peelkhana, according to a statement issued by the BGB late Sunday.

A senior Indian delegation, headed by the BSF Director General, will travel to Dhaka to take part in the four-day discussions. These regular bilateral conferences, held alternately in Bangladesh and India, serve as the highest official forum for resolving border-related issues and strengthening operational cooperation between the two forces.
The upcoming talks will cover a wide range of sensitive and strategic matters, including:

Measures to stop border killings, forced pushbacks, and illegal crossings.
Joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes such as drug trafficking, arms and ammunition smuggling, and the movement of contraband goods.
Agreement on developmental work within 150 yards of the border, and preventing unauthorized infrastructure construction in these zones.
Riverbank protection and ensuring fair distribution of water from transboundary rivers.
Implementation of an integrated border management plan to improve surveillance, patrolling, and intelligence sharing.
Steps to ease tensions along certain border stretches following recent anti-Bangladesh narratives in sections of the Indian media.
Broader bilateral concerns affecting the security and livelihood of border communities.

The last DG-level meeting took place in New Delhi in February this year, where both sides agreed to enhance joint patrols, improve information exchange, and reduce incidents of lethal force along the frontier.
Officials in Dhaka say the August conference will be crucial for reinforcing mutual trust, particularly as border areas have seen rising incidents of smuggling and sporadic confrontations in recent months. Both nations share a 4,096-kilometer boundary — the fifth-longest in the world — making cooperation between BGB and BSF vital for regional stability and security.