A new Border Outpost (BOP) has been inaugurated in Mauchosha under Birol upazila of Dinajpur to enhance the operational capacity of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in securing the frontier and preventing smuggling and other cross-border crimes.

The outpost was formally inaugurated on Thursday by BGB North-West Rangpur Region Commander Brigadier General ASM Nasher, who hoisted the national flag, 42 BGB said in a media statement.

Following the inauguration, the regional commander planted a mango sapling on the BOP premises.

Brigadier General Nasher said the BGB remains active 24 hours a day, even in adverse conditions, to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and ensure that no illegal activities take place along the border.

He noted that special check posts have been set up in border areas to curb smuggling of fuel and edible oil, while intelligence surveillance has also been strengthened.

He expressed hope that continued cooperation from local communities and the media, through objective reporting, would help reduce border crimes to zero.

He further said the newly established Mauchosha BOP, located near the zero line between Kishoriganj and Ramchandrapur BOPs under Dinajpur Battalion (42 BGB), would help prevent drug trafficking, human trafficking, and illegal infiltration.

With the addition of the new outpost, security operations across the approximately 99-kilometre border area under Dinajpur Battalion (42 BGB) are expected to be further strengthened, he added.

Senior officials, including Dinajpur Sector Commander Colonel Mohammad Faisal Hasan Khan and Dinajpur Battalion (42 BGB) Commander Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Al Moin Hasan, were present on the occasion.