Authorities in Bangladesh have begun flushing out militants from the northeast hiding in border areas of Bangladesh following inputs provided by Border Security Force.
“We have been informed of operations taking place in Bangladesh to flush out militants from their makeshift camps which the BSF had from time to time shared with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB),” a senior BSF official told a news agency.
During a Border Coordination meeting in Shillong, The BSF handed over BGB a list of 39 camps of various outfits in different parts of Bangladesh and sought their cooperation in raiding the camps and arrest the militants.
The BSF also raised the issue of violation of border by Bangladesh nationals and committing crimes like theft, dacoity, kidnapping and poaching.